Assize Seminar May 2019
Hosted by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, in Birmingham
2:00 PM: Welcome by Dr Matt Dyson and CCRC
2:05 PM: CCRC Case study
3.00 PM Break
3:30 PM: Dr Lucy Welsh, University of Sussex, "Lawyers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission and Legal Aid cuts" with a comment by Dr Hannah Quirk, King's College London. The handout is available here
4:30 PM: Break
5:00 PM: Harpreet Sandhu, Number 5 Chambers Birmingham, "Drugs in court: the substance and procedure of the county lines cases?" with a comment by HHJ Mary Stacey. The handout is available here.
6:00 PM: Break
6:30 PM: Dr Adrian Hunt, University of Birmingham, "Counter-Terrorism Preparatory Offences: Special Cases or the New Normal?" with a comment by Joel Bennathan QC, Doughty Street Chambers. The handout is available here.
7:30 PM: Drinks Reception