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29 November 2007
Issue: 7299 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Criminal evidence

Sak v Crown Prosecution Service [2007] All ER (D) 204 (Nov)

The observation in McEwan v DPP [2007] EWHC 740 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 17 (Mar) that it has to be an exceptional case for the Criminal Justice Act 2003, s 114  to be relied upon to rescue the prosecution from the consequences of its own failures, is not of
general application.

Issue: 7299 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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