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Romanian prison conditions; update
The Daily Mail has reacted with its usual predictable outrage and lack of understanding to the recent decision of the High Court in the case of Grecu & Bagarea v Romania. This is the latest case in the ongoing saga of Romanian prison conditions. Romanian prisons and the Article 3 Human Rights There have been a number of cases both in this country and throughout the rest of Europe where...Read More
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Credit for an early guilty plea – recent changes to the guidelines.
The Sentencing Council guidelines for ‘Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea’ come into force from 1st June 2017 for all offences sentenced after that date, but what do the new guidelines mean for defendants? Will they still get credit for an early guilty plea? There is not a great deal of difference between the existing practice and the new credit for an early guilty plea guidelines. What...Read More
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