Insanity: A Defence of General Application by criminal barrister Elisabeth Bussey-Jones
5th March 2018
Criminal barrister Elisabeth Bussey-Jones analyses the case of Loake v Crown Prosecution Service [2017] EWCA (Admin) 2855, which dealt with a point of law as to the availability of ‘insanity’ as a defence to a charge which did not require the Crown to prove criminal intent.
To read Elisabeth's analysis, click here.
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