Tag: Criminal law
Making a Murderer: Is our criminal appeals process any better?
The factually guilty routinely ‘let off on a technicality’, while the factually innocent stay in prison
Coroners and Justice Act 2009: Is it a blessing or just further stressing?
The introduction of the loss of control defence is a step backwards for the criminal law
Staggering 99.9% conviction rate in China revealed
An ode to Chinese defence lawyers
It’s not the judiciary’s place to stop people having kinky sex
Judges need to stop being so vanilla -- and stop meddling in our sex lives
The ‘justice gap’ in sexual offences: Why is the criminal justice system failing rape victims?
Conviction rates are depressingly low
Emoji law: Barristers brace for UK cases after American girl charged for using gun symbol on Instagram
There's a new way to criminally harass people
A critical analysis of the R v Taylor Supreme Court judgment
Taking a vehicle and killing someone with it is no longer enough to be convicted of aggravated vehicle taking
Policing the police — when does discretion become dangerous?
Excessive discretion runs counter to criminal justice goals
‘Stop and search’ survives human rights challenge following row on a London bus
Supreme Court backs existing criminal law
Nottingham Trent law student jailed for naked photos Snapchat blackmail
First year's legal career hopes hanging by a thread