Covid-19 and the extension of the custody time limit in the Crown Court: A Defence Perspective

The Court of Appeal's eagerly anticipated decision on the scope of CPR 7.3 has been handed down.

Last week Robert Smith, instructed by the CPS POCA unit, concluded a long running confiscation case, in which the defendant was found to have benefitted from his criminal conduct in the sum of £8 million and was ordered to pay £3.4 million within the next 3 months.

The Nine St John Street Crime team have published the April 2024 edition of our Criminal Law Bulletin.