04 Mar, 2021 Covid and sentencing: a round-up of the relevant authorities By Caragh Nimmo The pandemic has inarguably made custody more severe. Prisoners spend more time in their cell, have fewer visits, and face a heightened...
24 Feb, 2021 Discretionary Life Sentences – Setting the minimum term – ½ or 2/3 of the notional determinate sentence By James Wood KC James Wood QC discusses recent sentence appeals on minimum terms in discretionary life sentences. He assesses the likely impact of the...