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Criminal Evidence

17 April 2008
Issue: 7317 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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R v R [2008] EWCA Crim 678, [2008] All ER (D) 61 (Apr)

Section 27 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (video recorded evidence in chief) is part of the substantive law relating to the admissibility of evidence applicable in the Crown Court, and it has the force of law in all courts in England and Wales.

Issue: 7317 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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