Case Law Update from 2025 - Criminal Law

Delivered by leading criminal speaker Colin Beaumont, this one-hour webinar will provide summaries of 12 important cases handed down in 2025 from both the Court of Appeal and the High Court.

The cases will concern the following areas of law for criminal practitioners:

• Qualifying curfews
• The correct type of custodial sentence to be imposed upon an 18-year-old
• The powers of a Crown Court Judge when dealing with summary-only offences
• Whether or not jurisdiction should be retained on a serious offence in the Youth Court
• Whether or not proceedings had been instituted in time for a summary-only offence
• Does the filming of a sexual act without consent negate consent?
• The powers of a Crown Court Judge to make a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO)
• Body cam footage evidence and its admission in criminal trials
• The sentencing of 13-year-old children on serious offences
• One 3^rd by way of credit or 25%?
• Late service of evidence and dealing with the matter by excluding evidence
• Holding a mobile phone in your hand whilst driving and a consideration of special reasons
• Theft by way of low-value shoplifting – how do you calculate the 6 month period?

Who This Is For

This session is aimed at anyone involved in the area of criminal law

Level of Expertise:

This webinar is suitable for all levels.

CPD Hours:

This webinar provides you with 1 hour of learning.

Attendees will receive a CPD certificate upon completion of this course.

Learning Objectives

The aim of the session is to enhance your knowledge in the areas of law covered by the cases whereby you are more confident in prosecuting the case or advising the client or assisting the justices’ as a legal adviser