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Online racism in football: What more can the law do?
The last week has seen yet another disgusting spike in the abuse of professional footballers by those who purport to be...
Sentencing guidelines for Drug Offences: Changes to determination of role, starting points and the approach to psychoactive substances
On 27th January 2021, following various consultations, the Sentencing Council issued new sentencing guidelines in...
Practical advice for secure home working by Sam Thomas
On 23rd March 2020, when the Prime Minister announced that “people will only be allowed to leave their home for very...
Modern Slavery, the section 45 defence and The National Referral Mechanism: Clarity at Last by Rhys Rosser
The Court of Appeal and High Court have considered Modern Slavery cases and the Section 45 defence on a regular basis...
A New Sentencing Code by Alex Davidson, pupil barrister at 2 Bedford Row and former lawyer at the Law Commission
The Sentencing Act 2020 will come into force on 1 December 2020, and with it will come a new Sentencing Code. The...
Unfairness to youths created by delays in the RUI scheme by Jim Sturman QC and Rhys Rosser
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 and the 28-day time limit on bail was widely welcomed when it was first introduced. It...
Sentencing in the Pandemic by Emma Kutner
This week, a successful appeal in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) saw a sentence of eight months’ imprisonment...
Jury Trials: Justice Suspended is no Justice: A historical trip down memory lane – Louise Sweet QC, 2 Bedford Row
As we welcome the restarting of jury trials at the Old Bailey after huge disruption [1] to our Criminal Justice System...
Oh Ghosh – Comment on R v Barton and Booth [2020] EWCA Crim 575 by Conall Bailie
The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in R v Barton and Booth [2020] EWCA Crim 575, holding that the...
