11th May, 2020

R v Christopher Manning – suspended sentences in the time of COVID-19

Hayley Bennett summarises the case of Christopher Manning which recognised the conditions in which courts might consider the current Covid-19 health crisis as a factor which might impact on sentence.

The summary can be downloaded here [PDF].

Hayley Bennett is a part of the 9 St John Street Criminal Team and their team page can be found here.



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