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Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Causation and intervening acts in criminal casesCriminal offences are generally divided into two categories: •conduct crimes, and •result crimesA...

What happens when a client receives a custodial sentence?

What happens when a client receives a custodial sentence?This Practice Note reflects the procedural code for sentencing offenders in England and Wales...

Community order requirements

Community order requirementsThis Practice Note reflects the procedural code for sentencing offenders in England and Wales (Sentencing Code) that...

Threats to kill

Threats to killThe offence of threats to killThe offence of threats to kill is an offence which can be tried in the magistrates' court or the Crown...

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Fraud by false representation—sentence tracker

Fraud by false representation—sentence trackerSentences for fraud by false representationA person convicted of fraud by false representation in the...

19th May

Practice notes

Recklessness in criminal cases

Recklessness in criminal casesWhat is recklessness?In respect of some statutory offences and common law crimes the prosecution are required to prove a...

19th May

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Voluntary manslaughter

Voluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughter consists of those killings which would be murder (because the accused has the...

19th May

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Compensation orders in criminal cases

Compensation orders in criminal casesThe procedural rules relating to the criminal courts’ powers to make compensation orders are contained in...

19th May

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Failing to surrender, absconding and breach of bail conditions

Failing to surrender, absconding and breach of bail conditionsBench warrantsThe Bail Act 1976 (BA 1976) provides that if a defendant fails to appear...

Produced in partnership with Alistair Grainger of 25 Bedford Row 19th May

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Boiler room fraud

Boiler room fraudWhat is a boiler room fraud?Boiler rooms are the names ascribed to high pressure sales environments. The idea is that the sales...

19th May

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Proxy purchasing of tobacco and nicotine products

Proxy purchasing of tobacco and nicotine productsIn England and Wales it is an offence for an adult to buy or attempt to buy tobacco or tobacco...

19th May

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Aggravated vehicle-taking

Aggravated vehicle-takingThe offence of aggravated vehicle-takingA person is guilty of aggravated vehicle taking if:•they take a conveyance without...

19th May

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Conspiracy

ConspiracyThere are three main inchoate offences in English law: •conspiracy—where at least two people have agreed to commit a crime•attempt—where the...

19th May

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Admissibility of defendant's bad character in criminal proceedings

Admissibility of defendant's bad character in criminal proceedingsWhat is bad character?The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003) governs the...

19th May

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Sentencing organisations for health and safety offences

Sentencing organisations for health and safety offencesThe Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974) applies to employers and self employed...

Produced in partnership with David Travers QC and Nicholas Ostrowski, Barrister of 6 Pump Court Chambers 19th May

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False accounting and false statements under TA 1968

False accounting and false statements under TA 1968False accountingA person who falsifies or conceals information required for an accounting purpose,...

19th May

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Police Bail

Police BailPolicing And Crime Act 2017 amendments to police bailSome of the most important changes brought about by the Policing and Crime Act 2017...

19th May

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Corporate criminal liability

Corporate criminal liabilityThis Practice Note deals with what is meant by corporate liability in relation to criminal law. It covers establishing...

19th May

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Anti-social behaviour—environmental breaches

Anti-social behaviour—environmental breachesThis Practice Note explains the powers available to deal with anti-social behaviour in an environmental...

Produced in partnership with Jeremy Phillips and Charles Forrest of Francis Taylor Building 19th May

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Procedure for making bail applications and appeals

Procedure for making bail applications and appealsCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the coronavirus pandemic....

19th May

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When can a criminal conviction be appealed?

When can a criminal conviction be appealed?An appeal against conviction can be on points of law or fact. The single test for allowing an appeal is...

1st Aug

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What impact does the bringing of an appeal against conviction have on a fine imposed by way of sentence? Does the offender have to pay the fine imposed within the ordered time limit even though an appeal against conviction has been commenced?

What impact does the bringing of an appeal against conviction have on a fine imposed by way of sentence? Does the offender have to pay the fine...

Produced in partnership with Jamas Hodivala of Matrix Chambers 1st Aug

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How can you appeal a decision of the High Court on a case stated appeal to the UKSC and what is the test for permission to appeal?

How can you appeal a decision of the High Court on a case stated appeal to the UKSC and what is the test for permission to appeal?A decision of the...

31st Jul

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In a civil complaint (appeal) in the magistrates’ court, a taxi licensing complaint, by a taxi driver, was dismissed. The taxi driver has now appealed to the Crown Court, even though this is a civil matter. Which procedural rules apply?

In a civil complaint (appeal) in the magistrates’ court, a taxi licensing complaint, by a taxi driver, was dismissed. The taxi driver has now appealed...

Produced in partnership with Denis Edwards of Normanton Chambers 31st Jul

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Absconders and the right to appeal

Absconders and the right to appeal Trial in absenceThe issue for the court in R v Okedare was whether it was prepared to entertain applications for...

30th Jul

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Appealing a conviction in the Crown Court

Appealing a conviction in the Crown CourtThis Practice Note explains the right of defendants who have been convicted in criminal proceedings to appeal...

Produced in partnership with Doughty Street Chambers 30th Jul

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Criminal appeals—reopening final determinations

Criminal appeals—reopening final determinationsReopening final determinations of the Court of Appeal Criminal DivisionThe Court of Appeal Criminal...

30th Jul

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Appeal by way of case stated

Appeal by way of case statedA challenge to a decision of the lower courts can be brought in various ways, including by way of appeal, judicial review...

30th Jul

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Appeal against sentence in the Crown Court

Appeal against sentence in the Crown CourtThis Practice Note explains how to appeal to the Crown Court against a sentence imposed by the magistrates’...

30th Jul

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Judgement handed down

Judgement handed downDraft JudgementFollowing any appeal hearing where the court reserves judgement and indicates that judgement is to be handed down...

30th Jul

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Conducting an appeal in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD)

Conducting an appeal in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD)Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the...

30th Jul

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Appealing sentences passed in health and safety cases

Appealing sentences passed in health and safety casesThere are procedural requirements that practitioners must be aware of when appealing sentences...

Produced in partnership with David Travers QC and Nicholas Ostrowski, Barrister of 6 Pump Court Chambers 30th Jul

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Appeal to the Supreme Court in criminal cases

Appeal to the Supreme Court in criminal casesCoronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be...

Produced in partnership with Doughty Street Chambers 30th Jul

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Appeals in confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Appeals in confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002A confiscation order constitutes a sentence for the purposes of appeal....

Produced in partnership with BCL Burton Copeland 30th Jul

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Prosecution right to appeal—terminatory rulings

Prosecution right to appeal—terminatory rulingsProsecutor’s appeal against terminating rulingsPart 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003)...

Produced in partnership with Eva Niculiu of Three Raymond Buildings 30th Jul

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Criminal appeals—certificates of fitness to appeal from the Crown Court

Criminal appeals—certificates of fitness to appeal from the Crown CourtStatutory basis for an appeal against conviction in the Crown CourtSection 1 of...

30th Jul

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