R v Skeene & Bowers [2025] 2 Cr App R 13

In conspiracy to defraud, is the form of indictment approved in Landy & Hancock still valid? Are the particulars of how the agreement was carried out essential ingredients of the offence and must the jury be unanimous in respect of at least one of them?

ADDED Tuesday 27th January 2026

R v Taktouk (Elie) [2025] 1 WLR 4131

How should the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) approach fresh evidence on an appeal against a confiscation order where there is "plausible" evidence tending to show that the defendant “might” be sentenced differently?

ADDED Wednesday 28th January 2026

El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America [2025] AC 845

Are sections 137(3) & (4) of the Extradition Act 2003 (conduct specified in request occurring in or outside requesting state) mutually exclusive? In determining the location of the conduct, is the court concerned with where its intended consequences were felt?

ADDED Thursday 29th January 2026