Kaur, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 795 (12 July 2024)

Kaur, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 795 (12 July 2024)

The grounds of appeal, including allegations of judicial bias, defective summing up, erroneous rulings, and jury pressure, are unarguable; the summing up was fair and balanced, the judge's interventions and rulings were appropriate, and no irregularity rendered the conviction unsafe.

Citation
[2024] EWCA Crim 795
Parties
Respondent: Rex; Applicant: Narinder Kaur
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
12 July 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction
Outcome
Application to amend grounds of appeal and renewed application for leave to appeal refused.
Legal Topics
Fraud, Judicial Bias, Summing Up, Jury Directions, Disclosure, Bad Character Evidence, Severance, No Case to Answer, Voir Dire, Route to Verdict
Criminal Law Fraud Judicial Bias Summing Up Jury Directions Disclosure Bad Character Evidence Severance +3 more

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Parties

Rex

Respondent

Narinder Kaur

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge's summing up was defective and prejudicial to the defence
  2. 2 Whether there was judicial bias against the applicant
  3. 3 Whether the trial judge erred in various rulings (severance, no case to answer, bad character, exclusion of evidence, disclosure, calling of witness, s.34 direction)

Ratio Decidendi

The grounds of appeal, including allegations of judicial bias, defective summing up, erroneous rulings, and jury pressure, are unarguable; the summing up was fair and balanced, the judge's interventions and rulings were appropriate, and no irregularity rendered the conviction unsafe.

Court Disposition

Application to amend grounds of appeal and renewed application for leave to appeal refused.