Practical Consequences of the Twomey Case for Non-Jury Trials
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- Course Aims:
This CPDcast aims to discuss the issue of jury tampering and the option the courts have of ordering a trial to be conducted without a trial pursuant to s.44 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Earlier this year Mr Justice Treacy delivered his verdict in the case of Twomey and others - the first non-jury trial in respect of an indictable-only offence in England and Wales in more than 350 years. Seth Levine explains how solicitors now need to start thinking about the practical consequences of Twomey for non-jury trials.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Understand the basis on which a court may rule that a trial should be conducted without a jury;
- Know the controversial aspects of the Court of Appeal’s decision to dispense with the jury in Twomey;
- Understand the consequences for a defendant who is denied a trial by jury;
- Know about the 2 successful applications for non-jury trials since Twomey.
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- Beginner
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Case Update
- Sources and References:
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- Blake & Ors, R v [2010] EW Misc 6 (CrimC);
- Criminal Justice Act 2003;
- R v S – neutral citation [2009] EWCA Crim 2377;
- R v KSS – neutral citation (unreported) [2010] EWHC 723.
In this CPDcast Seth Levine from Dyers Chambers discusses the Twomey case and thinks about the practical consequences it will have for non-jury trials.
podcast added 31/06/2010
Podcast last reviewed: 2012-01-30
