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Prior to the coming into force of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 included within it an offence of corrupting an agent of a foreign…
The case deals with the correct interpretation of. s76 (5A) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. The provision was also declared compatible with article 2 of the ECHR. The CPS decided not…
Properly executed searches for knives and other offensive weapons under designated section 60 powers (which do not require reasonable suspicion) are lawful and compatible with article 8 S60 of the Criminal Justice and Public…
The motives of individuals when preparing terrorist activities do not provide mitigation, but the circumstances of each case must be considered. The appellants pleaded guilty to an offence under section 5(1) of the Terrorism…
For indictable-only offences of a cross-border nature (including Scotland), the Attorney-General’s consent must be obtained prior to sending the case to the Crown Court. This case involved 18 applications for extension of time to…
A case that further clarifies when a court should, and should not, make confiscation orders in combination with compensation orders. In this case Davenport, described as a very sophisticated fraudster, had paid £12 million…
Once the decision to impose a discretionary life sentence has been made the minimum tariff should be set according to the sentencing regime at the time of sentence, and not when the offence was committed….
The Court refused to extend the common law principle that an offender’s sentence can be reduced, to reflect assistance given to the authorities, to include assistance provided after sentence. The appellant had been convicted…
The sentencing judge is entitled to take into account racially motivated threats, as a factor which can increase the seriousness of a conviction for unlawful wounding, even if the offender has not been convicted of…
A case confirming the power of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division to re-open an appeal in order to correct an error The appellant sought permission to appeal against conviction and sentence for multiple…
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