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Woman Committed Sex Abuse After Performing Sex Act on Herself with Baby Present
A judge has ruled that a woman committed sexual abuse after performing a sex act on herself while in the presence of a baby. The woman admitted to performing the sex act with the baby present on several occasions, and in at least one instance while holding him. The father of the child had also… Read more »
Carbon Credit Investment Fraud – When is an expert not an expert?
On 29th May 2019 at Southwark Crown Court eight defendants walked free from court after a judge was forced to deliver not guilty verdicts on multiple fraud charges. The case collapsed following “chaotic” disclosure failures and after a key prosecution expert witness, Andrew Ager, was discredited as “wholly misleading”. Ager’s role in the case would… Read more »
Sentencing – Breaking the Code
Very few people would disagree that the sentencing law in England and Wales is a complete mess. The provisions that govern how a defendant is to be sentenced are both complex and contrasting and to be found across a significant number of statutes. Why does this matter? Research has shown that thousands of sentencing errors… Read more »
Luke Meyer returns from China
Writing on the Tuckers Kent Branch website, Luke Meyer – Partner at Tuckers Kent – posted his reflections of visiting China to share his experience of pre-trial detention in England. Ironically, at a time when our criminal justice system is under such threat from inadequate funding, parts of China have implemented a system of legal… Read more »
Defence for Accountants in CIMA Investigations
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is a UK based professional body offering training and qualification in management accountancy and related subjects. CIMA is one of the professional associations for accountants in the UK. It focuses mainly on developing the management accounting profession. It is a recognised professional accounting body. The Institute regulates the… Read more »
Listen, do you want to know a secret?
Gavin Williamson MP has been sacked from the Cabinet for leaking confidential information from the National Security Council regarding Huawei. Theresa May considers that the matter is closed and won’t refer him to the police. However, they can investigate anyway, but would need the cooperation of the Cabinet Office. There are some sensitivities when it… Read more »
Do you know your rights?
Do you know your rights if you are arrested or asked to attend at the police station for a voluntary interview? There is a lot of concern in the criminal defence community surrounding the lack of knowledge, especially of young people, about what their rights are if they find themselves accused of a crime. Many… Read more »
What To Do If You Are Too Unwell To Attend Court
Many people face very lengthy court proceedings, and it is therefore hardly unusual that on occasion a person may not be well enough to attend court. Despite this fact, courts are sceptical of alleged illness and unless the rules are followed in close detail, a non-attendee faces the serious prospect of being arrested by the… Read more »
Dishonest? Struck Off?
Over thirty years on from R v Ghosh (1982), the Supreme Court, in the case of Ivey v Genting (2017) has overturned the two-limb test for assessing dishonesty in criminal proceedings, creating a powerful impact on the criminal law. What Is the New Position? The position, as a result, is that the Court must form… Read more »
Undercover Policing – Beyond the Line of Duty
The television drama ‘Line of Duty’ continues to captivate audiences keen to discover the identity of ‘H’ and the top copper involved in organised crime gangs. Central to the plot of this series has been undercover cop John Corbett. Having been sent in to expose the workings of organised crime gangs, he appeared to go… Read more »