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Ruling regarding conduct during a political protest

Case Law
 In the case of R v Coskun 2025, the conviction for the racially aggravated form of the section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 offence was unsafe where conduct during a political protest could not properly be found to be disorderly and was not within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress.

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Compliance with Inspector's decision

Legal Q&A

 When a review of detention is conducted by an inspector; must the custody officer comply with the review officer's decision, say to release on bail or charge the offender?

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Ruling regarding calculation of the statutory time limit for summary offences

Case Law
 In the case of DPP V Jackson 2025, when calculating the six-month time limit for common assault the court held the Magistrates court had been incorrect in their calculations and that the date of the complainant’s witness statement must be excluded, applying the exclusionary and corresponding date rules.

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Welcome to our legal feature 'In the Spotlight'

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  • Understand how to apply the law competently

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The Briefing Room

The Briefing Room

This is our monthly feature, providing a recap of the most popular legal topics, a glimpse behind the scenes of Team PNLD,......

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Top 100 SOW's

Top 100 SOW's

Download a report of the most used Standard Offence Wordings and Codes for quick reference in custody suites.

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Summary Only Offences

Summary Only Offences

View the fifty most commonly used summary only offences listed in A-Z for ease of use.

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