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16 August 2007
Issue: 7286 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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CRIMINAL EVIDENCE

State of Trinidad and Tobago v Persad [2007] UKPC 51, [2007] All ER (D) 375 (Jul)

The exception to the rule that out-of-court statements made by one defendant are inadmissible against a co-defendant—established by R v Hayter  [2005] UKHL 6, [2005] 2 All ER 209—applies only in cases where the defendants are being tried for a joint offence for which they were jointly liable.

Issue: 7286 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers welcomes new associate

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Ward Hadaway lawyer joins Birmingham Law Society Council

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons expands Chelmsford commercial litigation team with two appointments

NEWS
Construction workers injured in comparable accidents can face sharply different routes to compensation on opposite sides of the Atlantic
Victims of undue influence may have more options than simply unwinding a tainted transaction, with courts able to order profits accounts, compensation and, exceptionally, severance
Disabled people could lose vital safeguards following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Cheshire West test for deprivation of liberty, two barristers warn
A formidable reputation cannot protect a law firm when partner departures, fragile finances and client uncertainty begin feeding each other
Businesses incorporating open-source software into commercial products could face obligations to disclose valuable source code, with AI-assisted development making licensing risks harder to track
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