Criminal offences are generally divided into two categories: • conduct crimes, and • result crimes A conduct crime is a crime where only the forbidden conduct needs to be...
This Practice Note deals with what is meant by corporate liability in relation to criminal law. It covers establishing corporate liability, the identification principle...
Omission A defendant must be shown to have had the relevant mental state of mind or intention at the time that the act comprising offence is committed. The...
Where two or more parties embark on a joint enterprise, as either a principal or secondary party, each will be liable for acts committed in pursuance of that joint...
STOP PRESS: The Private Prosecutors Association (PPA) has published the first edition of the Code for Private Prosecutors. The Code of Practice is voluntary but members...