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09 March 2007
Issue: 7263 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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CRIMINAL LAW

R v Heard [2007] EWCA Crim 125, [2007] All ER (D) 158 (Feb)

Where people are charged with sexual assault, contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003, s 3, they cannot rely on self-induced intoxication to negate their intention to touch that other person.
 

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

DAC Beachcroft—Kirstie Pike & Simy Khanna

DAC Beachcroft—Kirstie Pike & Simy Khanna

DAC Beachcroft further builds national Professional Liability practice, hiring two partners in Bristol

NEWS
A child’s views can be taken into account during international child abduction proceedings, the Supreme Court has held
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Lawyers have raised the alarm on employment tribunal delays and backlogs, with some cases facing a three-year wait for a hearing
The controversial assisted dying Bill has drawn to a halt after MPs defeated it by 286 votes to 270
MPs have called for legislation to protect against the human rights risks of artificial intelligence (AI)
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