Month: June 2023

Court of Appeal Issues Further Guidance on Sentencing of Young People. The Sentencing of young persons is one of the most complex judicial exercises, which must recognise the substantial differences between child and adult offending, particularly where an offender before the court has just reached majority age. Research has repeatedly emphasised the pace of developmental milestones […]

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Police Powers & The Common Law. When considering police powers, particularly concerning search and seizure of property, we think first of powers derived from statute, which leads us to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. On occasion, however, statute does not provide police with effective powers, and the question arises as to whether their […]

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