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  1. Modern slavery

    … not to end a case just because a modern slavery defence has been put forward. In the case of R v DS for … is heard or tested, was a low one and can be ‘untested, self-serving, and based on hearsay evidence.’ That decision … is heard or tested, was a low one and can be ‘untested, self-serving, and based on hearsay evidence.’ That decision …

  2. Disclosure Manual: Chapter 36 - Expert Witnesses - Prosecution Disclosure Obligations

    … meets the disclosure test, it must be disclosed to the defence, or a PII application made. There is no definitive … should refer to Chapter 37 of this manual. The expert's self-certificate The expert instructed should submit to the … investigating officer or disclosure officer, a completed self-certificate revealing whether or not there is …

  3. Pre-Trial Therapy

    … presents Hyper-arousal, hypo-arousal and dissociation Self-blame, shame and avoidance Further resources on the … of Unused Material by the CPS Disclosing material to the defence Where therapy is continuing up to trial Annex A: … emotional responses, and psychological needs, including self-esteem. The knowledge that details of a victim’s …

  4. Homicide: Murder, manslaughter, infanticide and causing or allowing the death or serious injury of a child or vulnerable adult

    … of sound mind and discretion (sane) unlawfully kills (not self-defence or other justified killing) any reasonable creature … of the death, not necessarily the sole or principal cause. Self-defence is as much a defence to murder and manslaughter …

  5. Deliveroo driver who bit off customer’s thumb sentenced

    … assault and “raining punches” onto his head. In an act of self-defence, Mr Jenkinson said that as he raised his hand to push … assault and “raining punches” onto his head. In an act of self-defence, Mr Jenkinson said that as he raised his hand to …

  6. How cases are prosecuted in the CPS: From charge to conviction - a case study

    … regular contact with the police officers on the case, the defence lawyer representing Zahid Naseem, and the barrister … trial, we were contacted by the defence lawyer who said self-defence and/or loss of control were the likely defences … trial, we were contacted by the defence lawyer who said self-defence and/or loss of control were the likely defences …

  7. New guidance for prosecutors on mental health conditions and disorders

    … may have for offences, including reasonable belief in self-defence for violent offences, and automatism, where a person … may have for offences, including reasonable belief in self-defence for violent offences, and automatism, where a …

  8. Man who attempted to cross the channel in a dinghy guilty of murdering a teenage boy

    … catastrophic injury to the blood vessels in his neck, plus defence wounds to his arms and was pronounced dead at … In interview he told police officers he had acting in self-defence after being attacked by the boy and his mother. … In interview he told police officers he had acting in self-defence after being attacked by the boy and his mother. …

  9. North West Chief Prosecutor welcomes new guidance for prosecutors on mental health conditions and disorders

    … may have for offences, including reasonable belief in self-defence for violent offences, and automatism, where a person … may have for offences, including reasonable belief in self-defence for violent offences, and automatism, where a …

  10. Man guilty of Blackburn murder

    … "It was the prosecution case that Khan had not acted in self-defence as he claimed, but he had intended to kill Mr Read … "It was the prosecution case that Khan had not acted in self-defence as he claimed, but he had intended to kill Mr …

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