Evidence development:  1. The growth of adversary procedure: The growth of adversary procedure in criminal trials was a large step towards the development of our modern law of evidence, but one important element remained lacking: until 1907, there was no ...

1. Introduction: The relevant provisions of the 1976 Act have now been repealed by ss41-43 of the YJCEA 1999. Section 41 (1) puts a significant restriction on the way the defence can conduct its case where the defendant is charged ...

1. Introduction: Confessions apart English law has in the past been notoriously unwilling to acknowledge the case for excluding evidence which is obtained in a way which involves the police acting improperly or even illegally. The general rule is that ...

1. Introduction: In legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal, it is necessary to determine which party has the burden of proving the facts in issue and what standard of proof is required. The burden of proof is the obligation which ...

Zephaniah would sue Byron and Shelley, and Midvale Borough Council as the occupier of the land. He would seek, as injunction to stop future noise nuisance in the first action, and in the second action, damages in respect of past ...

A statute has been defined simply as “the will of the legislature”1. The term “Interpretation” is more strictly applicable to the process of assigning meaning to individual words. Support for this definition may be found in the words of Lord ...

Introduction:  At the opening of the Royal Courts of Justice in 1882 the Lord Chancellor, Lord Selborne, called a meeting of the judges to discuss his address to Queen Victoria on their behalf. When he read the phrase 'Your Majesty's ...

The most serious offence with which Pat (P) may be charged is murder. She may put forward a plea of guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of provocation and diminished responsibility. The actus Reus of these two offences is identical: ...

What struck you Since I entered in the Court building through the metal detectors door, my eyes at first glance caught the attention of the people in the queue waiting to pay their fines. The payment office was fortified with ...

Abstract  This dissertation examines the conflict between civil liberties and the legal efforts to prevent terrorism, particularly in the form of increased police powers. The task is a particularly important one given the effect that the anti-terrorism imperative has had ...