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The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have updated two forms under Part 42 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, SI...
The Sentencing Council has published its response to the fifth annual miscellaneous amendments consultation, with changes to sentencing guidelines in...
Law360, London: Lawyers will face fresh 'fit and proper' tests when the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) takes over control of anti-money laundering...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has opened a consultation seeking views on introducing a new criminal offence for making reckless untrue statements or...
Common assault and batteryThe offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An...
AffrayAffray is an offence created by the Public Order Act 1986 (POA 1986). It can be tried in either the magistrates’ court or the Crown Court. The...
Self defenceSelf defenceSelf defence is an absolute defence based on the evidence which can apply in crimes committed by force. Section 76 of the...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
AutomatismThere is a distinction between insane and non-insane automatism; insane automatism, otherwise known as insanity, does not provide a complete defence but rather a special verdict of ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’. However, a defence of non-insane automatism provides a total of defence
Strict liabilityStrict liability applies to offences for which the prosecution is not required to prove mens rea for one or more elements of the offence. What the defendant knew, believed, or intended is unlikely to be relevant. Guilt can therefore be established by the commission of an act
Criminal act or omissionGenerally, for a person to be found guilty of a criminal offence, it must be shown that they:•acted in a particular way which is prohibited,•failed to act in a particular way (omission), or•brought about a state of affairs•and had the required mental element or mens
Dishonesty in the criminal lawDishonesty provides the mens rea for multiple offences under statute and the common law. It is, however, not fully defined by statute. The exception is the Theft Act 1968 (TA 1968), which goes some way towards defining dishonesty but only insofar as certain offences
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