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Solicitor Advocate specialising in Miscarriage of Justice Cases and Defending Historical Abuse Allegations , writes on Criminal Justice issues . Involved in the quashing of a significant number of convictions . Currently a member of the Law Society Council and various committees including the Criminal Law Committee
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The Journey to a Not Guilty Verdict Historic Cases
The Clock is ticking from the moment you are charged with historical allegations , in fact this is the cruelest contradiction in that your accusers may have waited many decades to bring their allegations , the police may have extensively… Read More ›
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The last 10 years of historical abuse allegations a wasted decade in restoring balance in our justice system
In 2009 Mark Barlow and Mark Newby hosted a conference which brought all participants in the Criminal Justice System together to talk about the challenges of historical allegations . A paper was issued for that conference and has been referenced… Read More ›
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R v PR [ 2019 ] – Abuse of Process Lost Evidence
R v PR [ 2019] [1] In 2002, following a police investigation into allegations made by his six-year-old niece, a decision was made not to prosecute the defendant for offences of indecency with a child on the basis that there… Read More ›
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Justice – Strasbourg or Bust – The Fight for Miscarriage Compensation
Today at the Byline Times News Club the latest Edition of Proof Magazine from http://www.thejusticegap.com will be delivered which looks at the Prison Crisis and miscarriages of justice . This presents a perfect opportunity to formally launch the challenge to… Read More ›
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R (on the application of Keogh) v Director of Public Prosecutions – Nunn Disclosure refusal
The claimant renewed his application for permission to challenge the failure of the DPP to permit access to CCTV footage introduced at his criminal trial or to the forensic file in those proceedings. This raised the pivotal issue of the… Read More ›
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R v Connell – Hearsay
This appeal raised the issue of how to deal with a hearsay application where the Complainant was deceased . The complainants were his two step-daughters G & C, after providing an ABE interview G committed suicide. She left a suicide… Read More ›
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R v Shaid – Non Defendant Bad Character and a shifting defence
Where the Defence wanted to adduce evidence of the deceased bad character over threats to use a gun the Court declined to admit this evidence and concluded the trial Judge had made the right decision . It is worth noting… Read More ›
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Parashar v Sunderland Magistrates Court – Adjournment for a Defence Expert
The Court quashed a decision made by a District Judge refusing to vacate atrial where a prosecution expert could attend but a defence expert could not . “This claim is for judicial review of a discretionary decision on an application… Read More ›
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Historical Care Homes – The challenges of defending yourself a short history
If you are facing allegations about an institution you used to work at whether this is a care home , school or any other institution then it is vital that you should seek out expert advice from a Solicitor very… Read More ›
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Historic Allegations – charged with an offence next steps
I am to be charged what happens next? If you originally attended your police interview as a volunteer, then you may simply receive a summons to Court (this is called a requisition) which will tell you about the charges you… Read More ›
