Newsletters

Westgate Chambers in 2021 are delighted to introduce a new quarterly newsletter, dealing with updates in all our areas of practice. It includes case law, legislation, and practical tips from specialist Counsel. Editions will be available on this page.

If any practitioner has a query about a new development in the law, or just an interesting insight from their own practice, please feel free to contact us so that we can address it in the next edition.

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Issue 3 - September 2021

IN THIS EDITION:

CRIMINAL LAW
• When are police officers acting in the exercise of their functions?
• Knife Crime Prevention Order pilot scheme
• Jury Deliberations
• Animal welfare offences reform
• New Modern Slavery Sentencing Guidelines
• Applications to transfer legal aid – A call for greater scrutiny

FAMILY LAW
• Sussex Family Justice Board’s annual training day
• Sussex protocol for disclosure of police material for public law proceedings
• Depriving a child’s liberty & the court’s inherent jurisdiction
• Commons Justice Committee: Legal aid needs urgent reform

Issue 2 - June 2021

IN THIS EDITION:

CRIMINAL LAW
• Six new/revised guidelines for assaults
• COA clarify Crown Court s.66 powers
• Domestic Abuse Act 2021 – a criminal perspective
• CPS review Coronavirus prosecutions
• COA on credit for a guilty plea
• Sentencing Council launch child sex offence consultation

FAMILY LAW
• Domestic Abuse Act 2021 – a family perspective
• COA: Guidance for domestic abuse cases
• Amendments to Standard Public Law Order templates
• Recovery message from the President

Issue 1 - March 2021

IN THIS EDITION:

CRIMINAL LAW
• Clickshare replaced by EPS
• Youth CTLs in the Crown Court
• New sentencing guidelines for drugs offences
• Victim Surcharges in both the Magistrates’ and the Crown Court
• Victim surcharges and POCA
• CBA wellbeing guidance issued

FAMILY LAW
• Public Law Working Group report
• Coercive Control and Scott Schedules
• Deaf Parents – Assessment and Practice
• Financial Remedies Courts made permanent
 

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