Criminal law update Spring 2017

Date: Tuesday 4 April 2017
Time: 12:30 registration and lunch, 13:00 – 17:00
Venue: BPP Univrsity, 32-34 Colmore Circus, Bimirngham, B4 6BN
CPD: 3 learning hours
Fees: Member: £99 + vat Non-member: £115 + vat
Speaker: Anthony Edwards

The criminal law update is a 6 monthly review of all developments in criminal law from statutory change to investigations, law, procedure, sentencing, evidence, costs and legal aid.
The sessions are designed to allow for the interaction much preferred by delegates to the interrupted watching of videos.

Subjects for the update include:

1. Policing and Crime Act 2017 critical parts of which come in to force in April 2017 including
• The presumption of release without bail
• Bail time limits and how they can be extended
• Changes to PACE
• Increased penalties
2. Investigatory Powers Act 2017
3. Police powers
4. PACE Code developments and Diversion from prosecution
5. New Criminal Procedure Rules and Criminal Practice Direction
6. Disclosure from IDPC to PII
7. Defences to crime; murder and duress involving third parties; lack of capacity
8. Critical new sentencing guidance and guidelines
• Major series of new guidelines for summary only offences in force in April 2017
• Definitive guideline on the use of community orders and custody
• Guidance on excess drugs
9. Litigators’ and advocates’ fees including page count