Adjournments: Getting Them, Resisting Them, and What Courts Expect
Adjournments sound procedural, but they can decide outcomes. In this episode, Clive and Colin unpack when adjournments should (and shouldn’t) be granted, how to prepare and argue them, and the traps t...
12 Dec 202558min
Children & Young People In The Criminal Justice System
This episode takes a deep dive into the youth justice system - exploring how children and young people are treated differently to adults by the criminal law, and why practitioners often find the youth...
14 Nov 202553min
BAIL - A Dozen Issues to Digest
This month’s episode tackles one of the most technical yet practical areas of criminal law - bail. From time limits to informal hearings and changes in circumstances, Clive Smith and Colin Beaumont ex...
14 Okt 202543min
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING: Adverse Inferences at Trial
“You do not have to say anything…” – the familiar police caution opens this episode, but Colin Beaumont and Clive Smith unpack what those words really mean in practice, and how adverse inferences can ...
12 Sep 202559min
GOING DOWN - Credit For Guilty Pleas
With significant changes proposed to the way judges and magistrates calculate credit for guilty pleas, this episode examines current practice, Court of Appeal guidance and potential reforms, with the ...
15 Aug 202552min
INDEPENDENT REVIEW of the Criminal Courts
With a staggering backlog of over 75,000 cases, this episode explores findings of the recently published Leveson Report - an Independent Review of the Criminal Courts. From the necessity of increased ...
18 Juli 202556min
Digital Strip Search
Could the notion of a "digital strip search" in sexual offence cases be more myth than reality? In this episode, we tackle the intricacies of digital disclosure, focusing on how unused material can ti...
4 Juli 202557min
A Regal Review – Cases from the Kings Bench Division
In the latest episode of the podcast we highlight criminal cases over the last 12 months from the King’s Bench Division, and their implications for legal practitioners. Our first case is a 2024 legal ...
13 Juni 202550min
