Training & Knowledge: Harry Laidlaw

17th Sep 2024Newsletters

Res Gestae Evidence in Domestic Allegations – DPP v Barton [2024] EWHC 1350 (Admin)

Res gestae is most often used in summary cases involving domestic allegations where the complainant withdraws their support for the prosecution. In such circumstances, if a contemporaneous account of the allegation has been provided by the complainant, the prosecution can apply to admit it as “res gestae” evidence. The case of DPP v Joseph Barton […]