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Sentencing: Overcrowding in Women’s Prisons
9 April 2024
Author: Aamina Khalid, first six pupil at 5KBW
Sentencing: Overcrowding in Women’s PrisonsIntroduction
Should the court take into account the... Read More
The Law on Spiking
14 February 2024
Author: Harriet Palfreman, first six pupil at 5KBW
The Law on SpikingIntroduction
As the law stands today, there is no specific legislation for the... Read More
Non-Fatal Strangulation
8 January 2024
Author: Claire Mainwaring, first six pupil at 5KBW
Non-Fatal StrangulationIntroduction
The standalone offence of non-fatal strangulation came into... Read More
Case Update: R v BNE
15 December 2023
Author: Claire Mainwaring, first six pupil at 5KBW
Case Update R v BNEIntroduction
The recent case of R v BNE addressed the prosecutor’s... Read More
Credit for Guilty Plea at PTPH
22 April 2020
Since the Sentencing Council updated the guideline on ‘Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea’ (effective from 1 June 2017), the importance of the plea... Read More
