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Can your solicitor be forced to reveal your whereabouts?
Judges cannot force solicitors to reveal legally privileged information, including a defendant's whereabouts.
Can the police keep your fingerprints, photograph and DNA after an arrest?
When is this information is deleted automatically, when you can ask for it to be removed, and how the process works. Updated July 2026 Being arrested does not mean that…
Can the CPS drop charges after a case goes to court?
Can the CPS drop charges after a case goes to court? People often believe that once they have been charged with a criminal offence, the decision is final and the…
Joint enterprise: can you be guilty of a crime simply because you were there?
When a serious offence is committed by a group, the police will naturally want to identify everyone who was involved. That can include the person who used the weapon, the…
What are pre-charge representations – and can they stop a prosecution?
What are pre-charge representations - and can they stop a prosecution? Many people assume that once they have been interviewed by the police, there is nothing more they can do…
Trial by press release: what happens when the public is given the wrong facts about a criminal case?
Criminal cases are rarely simple. A trial may last for weeks, involve thousands of pages of evidence and require a jury to decide a series of carefully framed charges. Sentencing…
What does “a realistic prospect of conviction” actually mean?
What does "a realistic prospect of conviction" actually mean? One of the phrases you will hear repeatedly during a criminal investigation is that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will only…
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