Month: July 2020
Grime artist Solo 45 jailed for 24 years for multiple rapes | Crime
The grime artist Solo 45, whose real name is Andy Anokye, has been jailed for 24 years for holding four women against their will and raping them repeatedly. His victims […]
What challenges do rape victims face in getting cases to court? | Rape and sexual assault
Rape prosecutions and convictions have halved in three years, prompting concerns that the offence is effectively being decriminalised. These are some of the challenges rape victims face in getting their […]
Prosecution service under fire over record low rape convictions | Rape and sexual assault
The Crown Prosecution Service has faced a barrage of criticism after rape convictions in England and Wales fell to a record low, with police publicly censuring its charging policies and […]
Does a lie about fertility negate consent? – Park Square Barristers
Does a lie about fertility negate consent? 23rd July 2020 Nathan Davis This article examines the recent Court of Appeal decision in R v Lawrence EWCA Crim 971. The Court […]
Section 5 “Causing or Allowing” – The Catch 22 Provision – KCH Garden Sq
‘ ‘‘Baby-shaking”, or “baby-shaking syndrome” is a colloquial term used to describe the situation where the prosecution allege that a baby has either died or suffered serious injury as the […]
CPS unveils five-year blueprint to boost rape convictions | Rape and sexual assault
The Crown Prosecution Service has launched a new strategy to tackle tumbling rates of charging and prosecution for rape, following sustained criticism that the service is failing victims of sexual […]
‘Monstrous’ X Factor contestant Phillip Blackwell jailed for rape – BBC News
‘A “monstrous” former X Factor contestant who raped women over a 22-year period has been jailed for life.’ Full Story BBC News, 27th July 2020 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
English judges rule lying about fertility to sexual partner is not rape | UK news
A convicted rapist could make a bid for early release after winning an appeal in which judges ruled that lying to a sexual partner about being infertile is not rape. […]
Supreme Court rules there is no right to privacy against “paedophile hunters” – an extended look
21 July 2020 by Sapan Maini-Thompson In Sutherland v Her Majesty’s Advocate, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it was compatible with the accused person’s rights under ECHR article 8 to […]
The road to Safer: Equipping industry to end CSAM
From TED to Today “Determined and nervous. In equal parts.” This is how Thorn CEO Julie Cordua describes feeling as she stood in the wings of the TED stage on […]