Criminal

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police has issued a public apology eight years after officers dismissed the murder of a Birmingham mother killed by her partner as a drugs overdose

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published an article detailing how it managed a complex murder trial involving eight defendants, four of which were held in a maximum-security prison, under coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic conditions. The article explains how the use of technology enabled the Preston Crown Court trial to take place

Nicholas Dobson considers whether the interpretation of human rights has too often become counter-intuitive to many outside a patrician élite

Are claims in trespass & nuisance mutually exclusive? Mark Pawlowski investigates intrusions which are more than meets the eye

Law in the hotel lobby: David Langwallner examines the dilemmas arising from the relocation of trials to temporary courtrooms

Alec Samuels discusses the pressing need for compromise between protesters & the public

Neil Parpworth explores the narrow options for injunctive relief when facing an unlawful stop & search

The options for injunctive relief against unlawful stop and search are narrow, Neil Parpworth, of Leicester De Montfort Law School, writes in this week’s NLJ

Some 61 offenders had their sentences increased last year under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the Attorney General’s Office has confirmed 

Some 61 offenders had their sentences increased last year under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme, the Attorney General’s Office has confirmed