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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
24 April 2017
When can the High Court quash a police force’s crime-recording decision?
That in summary was the question for the High Court in R (on the application of Pitts) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2017] EWHC 646 (Admin) (see here for the judgment). The Court held that a decision by a police force to record a crime could only be successfully challenged if it was shown to be (in public law terms) unreasonable or irrational. This is a significant threshold to cross. The court will ordinarily afford the relevant police force deference in its decision-making processes in such matters. Claimants should note this and would be advised to proceed cautiously before bringing claims for judicial review against a police force in respect of crime-recording decisions.
27 March 2017
Prosecuting companies for crimes against humanity
On the 2nd of March, French-Swiss company LafargeHolcim issued a statement accepting that it had indirectly funded illegal armed groups in Syria in order to continue its operations there. This statement came in response to mounting pressure in the press, coupled with a criminal complaint made against them in November 2016 by French NGO Sherpa and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights.
8 March 2017
International Criminal Law – A month in review – February 2017
International Crime News Review for February 2017
7 November 2016
Criticisms of slavery statements, a focus on prosecuting offenders and imposing STPOs: the year that taught us the Modern Slavery Act is not a tick-box exercise
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“MSA 2015”), which came into force on 31 July 2015, was the first legislative framework to specifically address slavery and trafficking in the 21st Century. We look back over the past year to see how it has been used, what impact it has had and what developments there have been since.
15 September 2016
Helen’s trial In ‘The Archers’ shows juries get it right
Who hasn’t heard of the Archers storyline involving the relationship between Helen Titchener (nee Archer) and her coercive and controlling husband Rob, which has catapulted the 65-year-old Radio 4 series into the forefront of public attention recently?
