Welcome to the first online edition of the 9 Park Place Criminal Team newsletter.

In this quarterly publication we will bring you articles highlighting current awareness and centred on issues which we hope will be of relevance to your criminal practice. The newsletter will also provide you with details of any forthcoming free seminars in chambers, during which we aim to deliver insightful analysis into pertinent practice matters (as well as free CPD points). Please feel free to contact our clerking team to discuss attendance at the seminars or if you would like a presentation tailored to your particular subject area of interest.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome a number of new additions to the 9 Park Place Criminal Team, who bring with them a wealth of experience to complement our existing expertise. Together we aim to continue to provide the highest quality advocacy and advice in criminal matters.

As ever, should you have any queries about this newsletter, or about our criminal team, please do not hesitate to contact one of our clerking team.

David Gareth Evans

Editor

Calculating Prisoner Release Dates

In this article Michael Hammett considers the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of Noone) (FC) v The Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another [2010] UKSC 30 and the subsequent Prison Service Directive.

Michael Hammett

Sexual Offences Sentencing Update

Following on from her recent informative seminar on the subject, Suzanne Thomas provides a detailed discussion of new developments in the sentencing of sexual offences, as contained in the cases of R v C [2011] EWCA Crim 1872, R v Smith and Others [2011] EWCA Crim 1772 and R v H [2011] EWCA Crim 2753.

Suzanne Thomas

Established criminal tenants join 9 Park Place Chambers

Magistrates' Court News

David Gareth Evans

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