6KBW | Russia, United Kingdom | 21 Feb 2022
As the clouds of war gather over Ukraine, it is a convenient moment to consider the state of UK-Russo extradition relations and the likely impact of…
6KBW | United Kingdom | 6 Dec 2021
It now appears settled that the quotation “I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time” dates back to the 17th century and to…
6KBW | United Kingdom | 1 Dec 2021
In the recent case of Re T [2021] UKSC 35, the Supreme Court approved the use of the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction to authorise the deprivation…
6KBW | United Kingdom | 17 Feb 2021
The conjoined appeals in R v Byrne and ors. [2021] EWCA Crim 107 related to the safety of convictions arising from separate trials in which the Crown…
6KBW | United Kingdom | 11 Feb 2021
Criminal lawyers watching Steve McQueen’s Mangrove on the BBC last year may have raised an eyebrow or two during the scenes at the Old Bailey…
6KBW | Australia | 6 Jul 2020
Our previous post reviewed the use of remote courts in domestic criminal proceedings and considered how the sharp increase in the courts’ use of…
6KBW | United Kingdom | 30 Jun 2020
The Secretary of State for Justice recently confirmed that the government is considering whether to introduce primary legislation to suspend jury…
6KBW | United Kingdom | 23 Jun 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a significant change in how courts conduct their business, both here and abroad. This post considers the position…
6KBW | United Kingdom | 1 Jun 2020
In Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 10, a seven-Justice Supreme Court held that the provision of material by way of…
6KBW | United Kingdom | 28 May 2020
What is left of guilt if science can explain a defendant's actions? We may be a long way yet from understanding all human behaviour, but recent…