Criminal Evidence - Latest Insights with Colin Beaumont

Introduction

There are always new developments in the area of criminal evidence. In this webinar, you will gain invaluable insights into recent Court of Appeal decisions and the relevant legislation considered in such decisions.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The Attorney General’s Guidelines on Disclosure - 2024
• The High Court decision of the DPP and Joseph Barton [2024] - had the District Judge been correct to stay the proceedings as being an abuse of process?
• The Court of appeal decision of Rex v Auld [2023] - a consideration by the Court of Appeal against a Crown Court Judge’s Terminating Ruling of no case to answer
• Grier and the DPP [2024] - a consideration by the High Court as to whether or not there had been a breach of Code D concerning identification evidence
• The very important Court of Appeal decision of R v Smith - paragraph 15 of the judgement - ‘The Criminal Procedure Rules are not decorative!’
• The common law duties of the Crown Prosecution Service when considering the disclosure of unused material
• DPP and Ridings [2024] - the High Court considering the burden and standard of proof in a ‘hip-flask defence’ case
• Thompson and the Crown Prosecution Service [2024] - the High Court looking at whether or not something was a zombie knife within the meaning of the legislation
• Rex v Greaves [2024] - had the Judge been correct to give directions to the jury about bad character in the case?
• R v Marsden [2023] - a fascinating case concerning an application at trial by counsel for the co-accused that adverse inferences be considered by the jury
• Rex v Scott [2023] - the defence to both criminal damage and burglary was that the defendant was the owner of the property, but where was the evidence?
• Hearsay statements generally and Section 115 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Applications for leave to adduce the bad character of a witness rather than a defendant

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 19th March 2025

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