Not Not Guilty

Leicester Crown Court is currently involved in a hearing to determine whether Daniel Rounce killed Gerald Wickes. This is not a trial to determine guilt, it is a trial of the facts. Mr Rounce has been deemed unfit to stand trial because of his mental health and for a range of reasons set out in […]

Treason

The Old Bailey today saw the passing of a criminal sentence for treason, the first such sentence in over 40-years. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21 pleaded guilty in February of this year to three offences including the treason charge but also possession of an offensive weapon and making threats to kill Her (late) Majesty the Queen, […]

When Is A Place of Safety Not A Place of Safety?

One of His Majesty’s Coroners in south Wales has recently indicated his intention to issue a Preventing Future Deaths report following the inquest after the death of Mr Leighton Dickens in October 2020. Mr Dickens died in his own home after contact with South Wales Police which led the jury to conclude there was a […]