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Criminal Law Archive

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How Wayne Couzens was sentenced to a Whole Life Order

On 30th September 2021, police officer Wayne Couzens was sentenced to a whole life order (WLO) for the abduction, rape, and murder of Sarah Everard. The order means that Couzens will spend the rest of his life in prison, with no chance of... Read More

The ban on drill music: hapless and discriminatory?

When Kingston Crown Court slapped a Criminal Behaviour Order on the young members of drill music group 1011, the public sat up and paid attention. The five West London teenagers had been imprisoned after police arrested them in Notting Hill in November last year for conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Their resulting CBO, issued at the... Read More

Funding in family law: Government to review LASPO

The Ministry of Justice has announced a Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), which altered the provision of legal aid. The announcement is made in conjunction with a call for evidence and information that may be helpful in ascertaining what “the future of legal... Read More

A new Sentencing Code: Tidying up sentencing law

A new consultation which looks to simplify sentencing law has been launched by the Law Commission. The project was set up in 2015, and having gone through the initiation and pre-consultation stages, the Law Commission launched the official consultation stage of the project on 27 July 2017. It is open until 26 January 2018. This will allow... Read More

Outrage continues as Russia’s bill to soften domestic violence laws approaches second reading

Women’s rights groups are protesting against Russia’s recent move to decriminalise domestic violence. The bill breezed through its first reading with 386 votes to 1 and is due to return for its second of three readings in the Duma next week before it passes to parliament’s upper house. Under the new ‘slapping... Read More

High Court refuses permission to publish Ben Butler judgment

Mrs Justice Pauffley has refused to permit the publication of a 2014 judgment concerning the death of six-year-old Ellie Butler, on the grounds that releasing the document could prejudice a potential retrial. The child’s father, Ben Butler, was convicted of her murder and jailed for life last week. Ben Butler, who had a history of... Read More

What can I do about a violent or abusive partner?

Can I get a restraining order? In the UK, only the criminal courts can make a restraining order, usually after a person has been on trial for an offence involving harassment or violence. The family court can, however make similar orders, known as non-molestation and occupation orders.  What is a non-molestation order? A... Read More

Bolivia bars men with history of domestic violence from public office

Of all the countries in South America, Bolivia has the highest rate of inter-partner violence, with over 50% of women having reported physical or sexual violence at the hands of their husbands. Now, a change in the law is seeking to keep the perpetrators of such violence away from public office. Earlier this week it was announced that men... Read More

Domestic violence law in Bolivia

Bolivia has the highest rate of inter-partner violence in South America, with more than 50% of women having reported physical or sexual violence at the hands of their husbands. Now, a change in the law is seeking to keep the perpetrators of such violence away from public office. Earlier this week it was announced that men who wish to run... Read More

Mississippi senate kills domestic violence divorce bill

A bill that would have at last added domestic violence as grounds for divorce in Mississippi died in the state senate earlier this month, leaving anti-abuse campaigners reeling. Republican Senator Sally Doty proposed Senate Bill 2418 back in February, which would have made domestic violence the thirteenth legal justification for divorce in... Read More