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R v Hawkins, Dixon & MPM North West Ltd—aspects of gross negligence manslaughter

R v Hawkins, Dixon & MPM North West Ltd—aspects of gross negligence manslaughter

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Hoskins setback for US corruption prosecutors limited in relevance, senior DOJ official says

Hoskins setback for US corruption prosecutors limited in relevance, senior DOJ official says

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Financial adviser loses bid to overturn six-year pension fraud sentence

Financial adviser loses bid to overturn six-year pension fraud sentence

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Halkbank tells 2nd Circuit it's immune from sanctions prosecution

Halkbank tells 2nd Circuit it's immune from sanctions prosecution

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Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent

Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent

The offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intentWounding or causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent is triable only in the Crown Court...

Burden and standard of proof in criminal proceedings

Burden and standard of proof in criminal proceedings

There are two kinds of burden:•the legal burden, and•the evidential burdenThe legal burdenA party has the legal (sometimes called ‘the persuasive’)...

Conspiracy to defraud

Conspiracy to defraud

Offence of conspiracy to defraudConspiracy to defraud is a common law offence which was expressly preserved by section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act...

Common assault and battery

Common assault and battery

The offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An assault is committed when...

Practice notes

Entrapment

There is no defence of entrapment in English law but it is considered to be an abuse of the process of the court for state agents to lure a person...
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9th Nov
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Single justice procedure

The introduction of trial by a single justice was a response to a belief, on the part of the government, that the use of two or three justices to deal...
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Produced in partnership with Quinton Newcomb of Fulcrum Chambers 12th Jan
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Football banning orders

What is a football banning order?A football banning order is a measure designed to prevent offenders travelling to football matches in England and...
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9th Nov
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Privilege against self-incrimination

BackgroundThe concept of privilege against self-incrimination, which is commonly referred to as one distinct protection, actually arises from a number...
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Produced in partnership with Aine Kervick and Will Hayes of Kingsley Napley LLP 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Boiler room fraud

What is a boiler room fraud?Boiler rooms are the names ascribed to high pressure sales environments. The idea is that the sales environment creates...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Production orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Production ordersThe purpose of a production order is to obtain material relating to a known person or business, such as bank statements and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The defence of insanity

What is the defence of insanity?Insanity is a common law defence to a criminal charge. A defence of insanity is available in both the magistrates'...
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9th Nov
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Threats to kill

The offence of threats to killThe offence of threats to kill is an offence which can be tried in the magistrates' court or the Crown Court. The...
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9th Nov
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Applications for the return of property seized during criminal investigations

Any informal request or formal application for the return of property seized by an investigating authority during a criminal investigation will depend...
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9th Nov
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Stages of a summary trial

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Checklist contains guidance impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020) among other...
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9th Nov
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Appeal by way of case stated

A challenge to a decision of the lower courts can be brought in various ways, including by way of appeal, judicial review or an appeal by case stated....
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9th Nov
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Obtaining excluded material and special procedure material under PACE 1984

Section 9 and Schedule 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984) afford access to material that cannot be obtained by an application...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Ozin QC and Alex Mills of 23 Essex Street Chambers 12th Jan
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Disclosure orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

What is a disclosure order?A disclosure order is, in general terms, an order authorising a request for information with which the recipient is obliged...
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9th Nov
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Conducting an appeal in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD)

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020). CA 2020, among other measures, makes...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Affray

Affray 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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Civil tax fraud investigations—Code of Practice 9

Civil investigation of tax fraudHMRC’s published policy in respect of tax fraud states that HMRC will seek to use a civil rather than criminal...
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Produced in partnership with Corker Binning 12th Jan

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Practice notes

Encouraging and assisting criminality

Encouraging criminalityThe common law offence of incitement was abolished as of 1 October 2008, the date on which the Serious Crime Act 2007 (SCA...
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9th Apr
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Conspiracy

There are three main inchoate offences in English law: •conspiracy—where at least two people have agreed to commit a crime•attempt—where the defendant...
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9th Apr
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Attempt

A person is guilty of attempting to commit an offence if he does an act that is more than preparatory to the commission of the offence, with the...
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9th Apr
Q&As

What is the difference between section 8 of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 and sections 44–46 of the Serious Crime Act 2007?

Historically, there was a distinction between felonies and misdemeanours, and it was necessary to distinguish, for felonies, between principals in the...
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6th Dec

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Causation and intervening acts in criminal cases

Criminal offences are generally divided into two categories: •conduct crimes, and •result crimesA conduct crime is a crime where only the forbidden conduct needs to be proved. For example, an accused is guilty of dangerous driving if they drove a motor vehicle dangerously on a road or other public

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Title guarantee and covenants for title

On the disposition of a property (whether by way of conveyance, transfer or charge), the party making the disposition will normally provide a title guarantee which implies standard form covenants for title. A landlord may give a title guarantee when granting a lease, but this is rare in practice.

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Burden and standard of proof in criminal proceedings

There are two kinds of burden:•the legal burden, and•the evidential burdenThe legal burdenA party has the legal (sometimes called ‘the persuasive’) burden where the onus is on that party to prove a fact or issue in a case to the required standard of proof.The legal burden is generally on the

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Acting in concert

Produced with input from Rebecca Cousin of Slaughter and May on market practice.This Practice Note summarises the rules and guidance in relation to parties who are, or may be presumed to be, acting in concert for the purposes of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Code). In particular the