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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
27 October 2015
A welcome gift: the Law Commission’s new sentencing code
The Law Commission is proposing a single sentencing statute which will act “as the first and only port of call for sentencing tribunals”. It published its second consultative document this month as part of the project, which runs to over a thousand pages. Given the immensely complex task this project deserves the unhesitating support of all those associated with sentencing.
27 October 2015
R v Jogee: Joint Enterprise doctrine considered by the Supreme Court and Privy Council
We should all be very interested in the outcome of R v Jogee currently being heard in the Supreme Court on 27/10/15. The intervention by Just for Kids Law and Joint Enterprise: Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) reflects the importance of the case for criminal lawyers working with young people.
22 October 2015
Sir Keir Starmer’s Victims of Crime Bill introduced to Parliament
Sir Keir Starmer, QC, MP, introduced his Victims of Crime Etc. (Rights, Entitlements and Related Matters) Bill into the Commons on Tuesday 20 October 2015. The Bill, which has yet to be published, would make provision for various matters.
13 October 2015
Resentencing the Krays
If the Krays were sentenced today, would their sentence still be remarkable? asks Shamsun Nahar
8 October 2015
High-profile cases: speak or be forever damned
In the court of public opinion it’s easy to be ‘convicted’ by social media, which is why some are taking a proactive approach. The recent high-profile cases of Cliff Richard and the rumoured Westminster paedophile ring share more than their common subject matter of historic sexual abuse. They provide examples of tactical decisions to confront intense media scrutiny with detailed public denials and, in effect, a demand that their investigators “put up or shut up”.
