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The appellant, an 18-year-old of good character, was searched and found to be in possession of a lock knife and a cannabis cigarette when the car in which he was a front seat passenger was stopped by police: Danny Mansfield…

  The Claimant, who was seeking to bring a class action against Google, sought to rely on rule 19.6 CPR[1] which allowed claims to be brought by or against one or more persons as representatives of others who had the…

  The overall scheme of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) was not to interfere with property rights and, although there were specific provisions of POCA which allowed the State to override property rights, they were not engaged by…

An ICC judge[1] held at first instance that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) required the permission of the insolvency court because, under s130(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986, regulatory action against a company in liquidation constituted an action or proceeding.…

Provisions of the generally welcomed Health and Care Bill create what is described as a “safe space” for investigations to be conducted by the Health Service Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB). This safe space, designed to encourage NHS staff and other…

Another case where justice has been denied to both the aggrieved and the accused because of delays in the criminal justice system was highlighted by the decision of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division to set aside a 10-year restraining…

It is trite law, as well as being a fundamental requirement of fairness, that parties to a dispute should have an equal ability to take part in proceedings and a right to be heard. Part of that requirement is that…

Lord Justice Fulford, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), revealed a partial judgment on behalf of himself and two unnamed judges in a case in which the defendant was not named: T v The Queen [2021] EWCA Crim…

For the first time the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal considered a reference by the Attorney-General relating to the new Sentencing Council Guideline for causing grievous bodily harm or wounding with intent which took effect on 1 July…

An appeal against care orders made by a Circuit Judge led to another split decision in  the Court of Appeal last week in a case which each appeal judge observed to be very difficult:  H-W (Children: Proportionality) [2021] EWCA Civ…