District Judge Adrian Lower
FeatureCriminal law roundup
Including assaulting an emergency worker, human trafficking and burglary.
FeatureCriminal law roundup
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 received royal assent on 29 April. ‘Domestic abuse’ is defined more widely than violence and includes economical, psychological, emotional or other abuse.
FeatureCriminal law update
Credit for Guilty Plea, allocation of youths, identification by social media and sentencing.
OpinionFacts of life in the magistrates’ court
Essential Magistrates’ Courts Law | Howard Riddle, Robert Zara
OpinionHow to deal with alleged crimes against humanity
The Obligation to Extradite or Prosecute, by Kriangsak Kittichaisaree.
OpinionWe’re all colleagues
When in practice, I occasionally received responses to letters from French avocats, who began their response with ‘Chere Maître’.
OpinionInsider’s track on criminal justice
Adrian Lower reviews The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken.
OpinionGuide to ill-gotten gains
Adrian Lower reviews the fifth edition of Millington and Sutherland Williams on The Proceeds of Crime.
OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Arms and the mandate
Adrian Lower reviews Katharine Fortin’s The Accountability of Armed Groups under Human Rights Law.
OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The case for the defence
Human Rights and Personal Self-Defense in International Law
