Sentencing Outside the Guidelines
When handing out sentences, courts have to follow guidelines that take several factors into account. What are they? And can courts act outside the guidelines?
When handing out sentences, courts have to follow guidelines that take several factors into account. What are they? And can courts act outside the guidelines?
The increasing use of intermediaries in criminal cases with many called upon to give support to witnesses or the defendant during a case. We look at how & why.
It’s all over the news, but here we look specifically at the impact of coronavirus on Criminal Law Cases – from courts to prisons.
Here we look at whether circumstantial evidence can be used in court and what evidence would be considered by prosecutors.
The use of social media by certain professionals has been highlighted recently – and whilst no criminal offenses were committed, conduct has been questioned.
The quality of forensic evidence has been called into question by The Forensic Science Regulator after it found gaps in quality in a recent inspection.