Children: Persistent offending as a bar to Naturalisation, Deportation & Exile
This webinar will look at how persistent childhood criminal offending can prevent naturalisation and result in deportation orders. The panel will discuss the immigration consequences of childhood offending, aimed at…
HA (Iraq) and deportation appeals: reasons to be cheerful
This seminar will consider the recent case of HA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1176, which considers the Supreme Court decision in KO…
Black Lives Matter Event Series – Part 1: How the US and UK state criminalise Rap and how to combat it
An international event where we were joined by US academics, experts, attorneys, and UK Counsel: a historic first. We considered, shared, and discussed tactics on how to combat the state’s use of rap…
Part 6 – Gangs: how to exclude so called gang evidence in criminal trials and challenging the Joint Enterprise narrative
Part 6 – Gangs: how to exclude so called gang evidence in criminal trials and challenging the Joint Enterprise narrative In the sixth and final part of our BLM series our panel…
Part 5: Gangs: Pre-trial issues and Criminal Behaviour Orders
Part 5 Gangs: Pre-trial issues and Criminal Behaviour Orders In the fifth part of our series our panel will look at how to respond when the prosecution opposes bail for the…
Part 4: Debunking prosecution myths: “Gang” stereotypes, joint enterprise & racist driven stop & searches
Part 4: Debunking prosecution myths: “Gang” stereotypes, joint enterprise & racist driven stop & searches Kicking off the fourth part of our series of online events, we bring together a panel of…
Part 2: Challenging the admissibility of Drill music in criminal trials
Part 2: Challenging the admissibility of Drill music in criminal trials In the second of our series of online events our panel of criminal defence lawyers and experts will draw on their first hand…
Protest Injunctions and Contempt of Court
Large corporations and local government are increasingly turning towards injunctions to restrict the right to demonstrate. This webinar looked at means to defend injunctions, challenge the torts frequently used and protect freedom of expression, as…
Trial Issues in Protest Cases
This webinar examined a number of key issues that arise during protest trials in the criminal courts. It began with a detailed look at the case law surrounding the withdrawal…
Justification Defences: Direct action and freedom of expression
Acts of civil disobedience by protesters actions are often morally justified. This webinar looked at legal defences rooted in the idea that the actions taken by demonstrators are justified in law…
