In Focus

On 1 July 2022, the Sentencing Council’s Revised Guidelines for the offences of domestic , non-domestic and aggravated burglary will come into effect in England and Wales. The Revised Guidelines are the product of a consultation , which sought...

In the Upper Tier Tax Tribunal Adrian Eissa QC, instructed by Gary Bromelow of Saunders Solicitors Limited, successfully argued that the First Tier Tax Tribunal does have jurisdiction to apply public law principles, including that of legitimate...

The issue of recovering legal costs for a defendant who successfully applied to stay a private prosecution, on grounds of abuse of process, was considered and decided upon by the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in Muhammed Asif v Adil Iqbal Ditta and...

Professor Rudi Fortson QC discusses UK coronavirus legislation and its impact on the rule of law, on UK constitutional doctrines, on institutions, on the criminal courts, and, above all, on persons whose daily life was severely impacted by COVID-19...

This article reviews the Court of Appeal case of R v Plaku  [2021] EWCA 568 [1] which provides guidance concerning credit for guilty plea indications.  R v Plaku [2021] EWCA Crim 568 provides a summary of the general principles which...

When sentencing defendants subject to the new, harsher regime governing early release, should judges reduce the overall term if a defendant is sentenced after the new provisions came into force due to a delay that is no fault of his own? This article...

Plaku & Others [2021] EWCA Crim 568 is another reminder to practitioners that a one-third discount for an early guilty plea will only be given if there is "an unequivocal indication" that the defendant wants to plead guilty at that first...

There are new sentencing guidelines for firearms offences, which apply to all defendants sentenced from 1 st January 2021 onwards, irrespective of the date of the offence. In essence, they effectively collate and distil the leading authorities on sentencing...

An examination of Confiscation proceedings and civil recovery,  proportionality and abuse of process. Those accused of fraud by state agencies, private bodies and individuals, continue to face asset recovery measures and draconian legal...

An analysis of how Covid has affected prison conditions and what can be done to address this. The nation is finally moving on from lockdown three, and with the government’s road map, we are promised a way out of the Covid restrictions we’ve...