Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter. Christopher Geering Editor Foreword Welcome to the latest 2 Hare Court newsletter. The recent case of Bilta is the latest case dealing with remote hearings and is important reading for anyone making or resisting an application to hear a case in person. Ben Rich looks […]
Two new publications were issued by the Forensic Science Regulator (“FSR”) in February 2021. (i) The Codes of Practice and Conduct for Forensic Science Providers and Practitioners in the Criminal Justice System updates the existing Codes. The most significant part of this sixth edition is perhaps its preamble, which states the purpose of the Codes […]
The prosecution offered no evidence at trial, in a case where Narita and Harry’s client was charged with two counts of encouraging terrorism contrary to section 1 Terrorism Act 2006. It transpired that their client was a young man whose mental health deteriorated during the covid pandemic and went undetected. The prosecution alleged that the […]
Joshua Brian, the husband of MK, has been charged with a number of counts of fraud, allegedly committed whilst he was employed at The Commonwealth Secretariat and then Cooley (UK) Ltd. His trial in relation to those matters is due to be heard in August 2021. Following his arrest, the police spoke to MK (who […]
The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in Eynsham Cricket Club v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [2021] EWCA Civ 225, a judgment that will be of great interest both to those in the charity sector, and to Community Amateur Sports Clubs (“CASCs”). At the heart of the case […]
