HISTORIC ALLEGATIONS – FACING INTERVIEW AT THE POLICE STATION These days the first you may know about facing a serious allegation will be a call or message from the police asking you to make contact with the police, the old… Read More ›
Historical Abuse
Its not for the police to decide a case , they are supposed to collect the evidence
Mark Newby writes for The Justice Gap on the recent announcement of the Bernard Hogan Howe Metropolitan Commissioner that the approach to investigating Historical Allegations currently being taken may need to be re-evaluated You know that things may be getting… Read More ›
There are no winners
As published on The Justice Gap – http://thejusticegap.com/2014/02/winners/ When the former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer introduced new guidelines to the prosecution of sexual offences, he made much of an assertion that “the pendulum” had swung too far in favour… Read More ›
Celebrity Cases and the Path to Moral Panic
Risk of moral panic over celebrity sex abuse cases The current unfolding drama surrounding the explosion of sexual allegations in a post-Savile world is providing more twists than a modern day drama although it is worth remembering that sexual allegations… Read More ›
Savile and the Future of Sexual Abuse Investigations
Mark Barlow Barrister at Garden Court North Chambers Manchester and Mark Newby Solicitor Advocate at Quality Solicitors Jordans Doncaster discuss the impact of the Savile Case and the recent decision to review the Waterhouse Inquiry into the Bryn Estyn Care… Read More ›
The Challenges of Past Historical Allegations of Sexual Abuse
The challenges of defending those accused of sexual abuse is a key issue for our Criminal Justice System . The Balance to be reached between protecting victims who may genuinely have been abused and those accused who may be subject… Read More ›
