Criminal Law Update 2023 - Live with Colin Beaumont

Introduction

2022 was another very interesting year for case-law from the Court of Appeal and High Court. We are also getting recent Commencement Orders in relation to important pieces of legislation such as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022. The Sentencing Act 2020 is now very much embedded, and we are getting the consideration of it in judgements handed down by the Court of Appeal.

This virtual classroom seminar will include all the recent interesting case-law dealing with issues that criminal practitioners are called upon to consider daily.

What You Will Learn

This live broadcast will cover the following:

• Those sections of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 now in force
• Those sections of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 now in force
• The very latest amendments to The Criminal Procedure Rules and the Criminal Practice Directions
• The updated guidance from the Judicial College in relation to ‘Youths in the Crown Court’
• The very latest from the Sentencing Council
• The things you need to know about the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
• Regina v Nolan [2022] - an important case in relation to credit for a plea of guilty
• R v Savage [2022] - the lawfulness, or otherwise, of the decision to increase the sentence on today’s offence to cover a period of recall
• Candlish v The DPP [2022] - a fascinating read on theft by way of low-value shoplifting
• Ridge v Grimshaw [2022] - a case in which the Court of Appeal considered whether or not the mandatory minimum sentence should have been imposed
• Allocation and Sending - the guidance document published by the JCS
• The things you need to know about the Offensive Weapons Act
• A paper on the new rates of pay for determinations that the offender qualifies for legal aid on or after 30th September 2022 - Statutory Instrument 2022 No.848
• Regina v Camera [2022] - a consideration by the Court of Appeal of the 4-year rule when sentencing under the dangerous offender provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• What’s new at the police station? - legislation and case law

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.