Criminal Law

Articles

Misunderstanding the rule of law

Raymond Wacks shares his concerns regarding the expansion of the rule of law to include the protection of human rights

SJ Interview: Harriet Wistrich

For the May 2025 volume, Harriet Wistrich speaks to the Solicitors Journal about her book 'Sister in Law: Fighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men', which has been nominated for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction

Joint Enterprise and tackling racial bias

Eithne Quinn, a Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at The University of Manchester, shares her thoughts on racial bias and injustice concerns related to the application of Joint Enterprise secondary liability rules and what solicitors can do to help build a fairer justice system

Europe’s anti-corruption alliance: a shift in global enforcement leadership?

Lloyd Firth examines the UK, France and Switzerland's new anti-bribery taskforce and what it signals about shifting global enforcement priorities

A reflection on 10 years of the offence of controlling and coercive behaviour

Matthew Hardcastle and Connie Atkinson from Kingsley Napley reflect on the decade since the coming into force of the offence of controlling and coercive behaviour

Court of Appeal addresses leniency in prison contraband case

The Court of Appeal evaluated the leniency of sentences related to a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into a UK prison

Appeal dismissed in case of BUV vs Rex

Court of Appeal upholds conviction in a sensitive sexual offences case involving a minor

Court upholds conviction of alleged terrorist group members

The European Court of Human Rights upheld the conviction of individuals accused of membership in a terrorist organisation