Course description
This short webinar looks at the limitations of using human rights law to defend criminal damage accusations and will consider two recent Court of Appeal decisions.
Presenter Olwen Davies will explore when it is proportionate to prosecute criminal damage offences in protest cases, whether the defence under s5 can be relied upon, and the differing approaches to proportionality when value is involved.
Olwen is a freelance solicitor-advocate with extensive experience in both defence and prosecution work from the magistrates' court to the Court of Appeal. Be sure to tune in to learn from her expertise in this topic.
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Introduction
This 30-minute webinar looks at the limitations of using human rights law to defend criminal damage accusations.
The webinar will consider two recent Court of Appeal decisions.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- When it is proportionate to prosecute criminal damage offences in protest cases?
- Can the defence under s5 be relied upon?
- The differing approaches to proportionality when value is involved
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