The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Corporate Crime weekly highlights—17 April 2025
Common assault and batteryThe offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An...
Criminal act or omissionFor a person to be found guilty of a criminal offence it must be shown that they:•acted in a particular way, or•failed to act...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
Involuntary manslaughterInvoluntary manslaughter—introductionManslaughter can be classified as either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter...
Judgement handed down [Archived]Draft JudgementFollowing any appeal hearing where the court reserves judgement and indicates that judgement is to be handed down at a later date, it should be understood by all parties that the draft judgement is embargoed and its contents confidential to counsel and
Appeal on fresh evidence in criminal casesThe interests of justice testThe single test for allowing an appeal against conviction is whether the conviction is unsafe. If the grounds of appeal submitted refer to fresh evidence which was not adduced at trial, the same test applies. In order to
Starting an appeal in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD)This Practice Note focuses on appeals against conviction and sentence and other orders made to the Court of Appeal Criminal Division (CACD) under the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 (CrimPR), SI 2020/759, Pts 36 and 39. It also
What impact does the bringing of an appeal against conviction have on a fine imposed by way of sentence? Does the offender have to pay the fine imposed within the ordered time limit even though an appeal against conviction has been commenced?The bringing of an appeal does not automatically operate
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