The court considered the lawfulness of the Parole Board’s guidance on how to approach unproven allegations. Could it rely upon allegations of a series of serious sexual assaults, where only one of them had been prosecuted and that ended in an acquittal?

ADDED Thursday 26^th May 2022

The court explained what it called the polycentric decision-making process when considering possible criminal prosecution of a young person. It also discussed the approach to be taken where there is a tension between different guidance documents issued by the Crown Prosecution Service.

ADDED Wednesday 11^th May 2022

The case related to an extradition request from the US to the UK following a highly contentious corporate takeover. It threw into sharp relief the question whether it is ultimately for the politicians or for the judges to drive the timetable for a final decision on whether extradition should go ahead.

ADDED Tuesday 10^th May 2022

The case concerned the Health and Safety legislation relating to houses in multiple occupation and, specifically, the ambit of the defence of ‘reasonable excuse’ for failure to obtain a licence to control or manage a property where a licence is required.

ADDED Thursday 5^th May 2022

The Supreme Court considered whether a suspect under criminal investigation, but not yet charged, has a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding the ongoing inquiry.

ADDED Tuesday 3^rd May 2022

The case concerned whether the offence of encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence under section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 can be committed in respect of an offence which is already underway.

ADDED Thursday 28^th April 2022

In the latest instalment of a long history of attempts by a convicted murderer to overturn his conviction, the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) considered whether it had jurisdiction and what principles are applicable in a judicial review of the CCRC.

ADDED Tuesday 19^th April 2022

The case arose from ‘direct action’ by a group linked to Extinction Rebellion. Where a protester was charged with public nuisance at common law, rather than with the available statutory offences, did that constitute an abuse of the process of the court?

ADDED Wednesday 13^th April 2022