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Ruling regarding conviction for arranging or facilitating the commission of child sexual offence

Case Law
 In the case of R v Cobley 2025, the defendant’s conviction for arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sexual offence following an undercover police operation was upheld where court concluded there was sufficient evidence for the jury to infer an intention to commit the offence and the bad character evidence was properly admitted.

The extraction of online information - Crime and Policing Bill – Part 3

Legal Article

 One further change that is being introduced by the Bill has been a long time in the making and will have an incredibly important impact on police investigation powers. That is the extraction of online information following seizure of electronic devices. As a result, we have decided to produce a further article on this subject alone. 

Rape - penetration

Legal Q&A

 I am dealing with an allegation of rape. The victim was held down by the offender and assaulted. She thinks he penetrated her with his penis but is not absolutely sure.

Will this be sufficient for a prosecution?

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In the Spotlight