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Witness - Issue 366

7 October 2024

A free weekly collection of criminal law links - for practitioners, law students, and to anyone with an interest in the criminal justice system of...

Historical Sex Offences Acquittal

7 October 2024

Following a 7-day trial at Wood Green Crown Court, a man aged 40 of previous good character was acquitted on all counts of historical sexual offences...

Aggravated Burglary Acquittal

3 October 2024

Jason Cross and Sam Willis represented a brother and sister charged alongside their mother with aggravated burglary during which they were said to...

Slavery on the High Street

2 October 2024

A new BBC Documentary “Slavery on the High Street” features the Modern Slavery case in which Benjamin Temple, leading Fiona Ryan,...

Teenager Jailed for Attacking Trans Woman

20 September 2024

A 19 year old man was sentenced to an extended sentence of 10 years, 4 months in relation for disseminating terrorist material online and for his...

Historic Sexual Abuse Aquittal

17 September 2024

A woman accused of historic sexual abuse was acquitted following a 4-day trial at St Albans Crown Court. The case, dating back to the 1990s,...

Listen to AppealCast5KBW

13 September 2024

Time for Change...The Law Commission Criminal Appeals Project The Law Commission has been tasked with making recommendations for changes to the...

The Appeal Brief - Issue 2

9 September 2024

The latest edition of The Appeal Brief, the 5KBW Criminal Appeals Unit newsletter is now live. Click here. Paul Taylor KC, the General Editor of...

Murder Convictions

28 August 2024

Following a 4-week trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, three individuals were convicted of the machete murder of a 25-year-old man on Olympic Way,...

Man Accused of Sexual Assault and Rape Acquitted

27 August 2024

A defendant accused of rape and sexual assault was acquitted following a five-day trial at Cambridge Crown Court. The case involved complex legal...

5KBW shortlisted for 2 awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024

23 August 2024

Chambers are delighted to announce that we have again been shortlisted for Crime Set of the Year and that Louise Oakley has been shortlisted for Crime...

PTSD and Being Triggered: A Matter of Opinion (Evidence)?

1 August 2024

Defence practitioners may have found themselves in a position where a non-expert prosecution witness gives evidence about the complainant having Post...

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Witness - Issue 366

Historical Sex Offences Acquittal

Aggravated Burglary Acquittal

Slavery on the High Street

Teenager Jailed for Attacking Trans Woman

Historic Sexual Abuse Aquittal

Listen to AppealCast5KBW

The Appeal Brief - Issue 2

Murder Convictions

Man Accused of Sexual Assault and Rape Acquitted

5KBW shortlisted for 2 awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024

PTSD and Being Triggered: A Matter of Opinion (Evidence)?