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Ex-School Governor & Church Warden Guilty in Landmark Child Sex Doll Ruling
A 72-year-old man has been found guilty of importing a child sex doll after a judge made a landmark ruling that the doll was indecent or obscene. In a landmark ruling by Judge Simon [...]
Consideration of CCTV Evidence in Court
In a significant endorsement of the English approach to CCTV evidence by the Scottish courts, appeals by two men convicted of rape and sexual assault at the High Court of Justiciary in Aberdeen in April [...]
Making it Fair: Report on Disclosure and Evaluation of Unused Material in Court Cases
June 2017 saw the publication of a joint report by the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) following an inspection into the disclosure to the defence of [...]
Specialist Counsel Training for the International Criminal Court in The Hague
I am delighted to have been accepted as an invitee on the 'training for counsel’ course for enlisted counsel who may be instructed to appear before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. [...]
Admission to the International Criminal Court List of Counsel
I am extremely honoured to have the opportunity to be admitted onto the International Criminal Court List of Counsel. Those entitled to legal assistance can choose counsel from this List, or another counsel [...]
