powered by Lexis^®PSL

Home / Corporate Crime / Evidence / Disclosure

Legal News

Jurisdiction and test of exceptionality in criminal cases (R v Gohil; R v Preko)

Jurisdiction and test of exceptionality in criminal cases (R v Gohil; R v Preko)

Published on: 23 March 2018

Published by: LexisPSL

Jurisdiction and test of exceptionality in criminal cases (R v Gohil; R v Preko)
What are the practical implications of this case and how might it impact the advice practitioners give?
What was the background?
What did the court decide in regard to Mr Gohil’s application?
What did the court say about the disclosure process, generally, and specifically in respect of the way it had been handled in this case and the test which counsel had applied?
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018 amend the Criminal Procedure Rules to provide for a procedure for such applications. What impact if any do you think this would have had in this case?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: A landmark money laundering case, involving the theft of Nigerian oil revenues, returned to the courts for appeals concerning alleged failings in previous trials. Eleanor Davison, of Fountain Court Chambers, outlines the case and presents an assessment of ramifications in which lawyers will take a keen interest. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Written basis of plea and Newton hearings

When defendants are guilty, they have a choice to plead guilty or to put the prosecution to proof. When they plead guilty they may benefit from a reduction in their sentence as a result, see Practice Note: Credit for guilty plea. However, the Sentencing Council's overarching guidelines on reduction

LEXISNEXIS

The doctrine of res judicata

What is a res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of action and the parties, which disposes, with finality, of a matter decided so that it cannot be re-litigated by those bound by the judgment, except on appeal.Final judgments by

LEXISNEXIS

Insurance conduct regulation—COBS and ICOBS

The Financial Conduct Authority Handbook (FCA Handbook) includes sourcebooks to regulate the conduct of business by a regulated firm relevant to insurers: the Conduct of Business Sourcebook (COBS) and the Insurance Conduct of Business Sourcebook (ICOBS). This Practice Note considers how these

LEXISNEXIS

Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciary

Source of the doctrine of the separation of powersThe origins of the doctrine are often traced to John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (1689), in which he identified the 'executive' and 'legislative' powers as needing to be separate.‘… it may be too great a temptation to human frailty, apt to