
The Key Cases of 2022
![R v Luckhurst (Andrew John) [2022] 1 WLR 3818](https://crimecast.law/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ccldavid.png)
In the case of parallel criminal and civil proceedings based on essentially the same facts and evidence, were legal expenses in civil proceedings caught by the same prohibition as prevented a criminal restraint order being varied to enable the defendant to pay privately for his defence?
ADDED Friday 28th October 2022
![R (Joseph) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] 1 Cr App R 17](https://crimecast.law/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ccldavid.png)
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 11th May 2022
![R (Lynch) v Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2022] 1 WLR 2065](https://crimecast.law/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ccldavid.png)
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 10th May 2022