Criminal Law

The Creation of a Single County Court System

by Carter Moore May 15, 2012Criminal Law

In the Queen’s speech on 10th May, she spoke of creating a single county court system, in England and Wales, which has been confirmed by the government. This proposal, along with a number of others, was thrown out in March. However, on Wednesday, it was confirmed that this would be introduced in the Crime and [...]

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Police Interview Loopholes

by Carter Moore April 19, 2012Criminal Law

Certain aspects of police interviews have become a concern of the Law Society. The concern was raised after it became apparent that some police officers have been denying those suspected of committing a crime the right to legal representation. The way in which police are getting around the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) [...]

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Abu Hamza Extradition to US

by Carter Moore April 12, 2012Criminal Law

On Tuesday 10th April, the European Court of Human Rights made a decision to extradite Abu Hamza and four other suspected terrorists to the US. This decision came after it was decided that detaining the five men and the length of their sentences would not be breaching any laws and would not quantify ill-treatment. The [...]

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Extradition Treaty deemed ‘one-sided’

by Carter Moore April 2, 2012Criminal Law

Last week, MPs spoke out at how British citizens are being failed by the current extradition treaty that is in place between the UK and the US. The treaty was created in 2003 and a report created by the House of Commons’ has showed that it is easier to extradite a British citizen to the [...]

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Protests in Morocco Continue: Rape-Marriage Law

by Carter Moore March 19, 2012Criminal Law

Women’s rights activists have continued to protest outside Morocco’s parliament in the capital city of Rabat, demanding that a law on sexual violence is abolished. Currently in Morocco, if a man has raped girl who is a minor, he is allowed to marry her instead of facing prosecution. This issue has come to light in [...]

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Missing Criminals to be Named

by Carter Moore March 13, 2012Criminal Law

The Government are introducing a new scheme that will name missing criminals if they have been lost for three months. The missing criminal’s details will be published online and will stay on there for two weeks. Nick Herbert, the policing minister, will be writing to police forces today to announce the new proposals. The scheme [...]

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New Law Against Stalking Called For

by Carter Moore February 7, 2012Criminal Law

MPs and peers are calling for a new law which will make stalking a serious offence in order to prevent such cases ending in violence and murder. Scotland made stalking a criminal offence in 2010 and campaigners have said that simply making stalking an offence of harassment is not enough. The British Crime Survey brought [...]

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Age Of Criminal Responsibility To Be Increased?

by Carter Moore January 18, 2012Criminal Law

Currently in England and Wales, the age of criminal responsibility is 10 years old. In a think tank set up by Iain Duncan Smith, it has been said today that the age of criminal responsibility should be increased to 12 years old. This increase in age applies to any criminal offence ranging from shoplifting to [...]

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Lynette White Case: UK’s Biggest Trial of Police Officers

by Carter Moore December 1, 2011Criminal Law

Lynette White, a prostitute from Cardiff, was found murdered in 1988. A trial into eight police officers has just collapsed after the judge said a fair hearing could not be had. The former police officers were on trial for the wrongful conviction of three men for this murder. The eight South Wales police men were [...]

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The Leveson Inquiry: Christopher Jeffries

by Carter Moore November 30, 2011Criminal Law

Christopher Jeffries was wrongly accused for the murder of Joanna Yeates in 2010. He gave his statement yesterday in the Leveson Inquiry which is being heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. He told how the media vilified him and determined that he was guilty of the murder which he did in fact [...]

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