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R's new evidence is compelling within the meaning of section 78 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, and the trial process provides sufficient protections to ensure a fair trial is likely. The acquittal is quashed and a retrial ordered.
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The Court of Appeal quashed Benjamin Field’s murder conviction after finding flaws in the causation directions and ordered a retrial.
The judge's interventions during AR's evidence were so frequent, adversarial, and hostile that they compromised the fairness of the trial, rendering the convictions unsafe. Ellis's absence, though managed by video link and representation, was not sufficiently accommodated given the intertwined nature of the cases and the judge's disparagement of the defence. Both convictions are quashed and retrial is ordered.
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Not to allow the application for an extension of time would create injustice to the applicant, given the merits of the appeal and the quashing of co-conspirators' convictions; conviction quashed and retrial ordered.
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The conviction on count 1 was unsafe due to misdirection on servitude, lack of evidence for servitude, and inadequate direction on slavery; section 1(1)(a) creates a single offence; jury may have convicted on an improper basis; convictions on count 1 quashed; sentences for remaining offences not manifestly excessive.
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The High Court set aside a fraud judgment against Outlook Finance and Mr Butcher, ordered a retrial, made consequential costs and repayment orders, and granted permission to appeal on one issue.
Chawdhury, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1837 (02 December 2025)
The Court of Appeal held that a retrial on conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm was an abuse of process after an acquittal on a linked firearm count.
The High Court set aside a 2014 Manchester judgment for fraud and ordered a retrial against Outlook Finance and Mr Butcher, rejecting laches and abuse arguments.
Selvage, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1536 (20 August 2025)
The Court of Appeal quashed Robert Selvage’s conviction for breaching a restraining order after finding the jury was wrongly directed on reasonable excuse.
The Court of Appeal held that a manslaughter conviction does not bar a retrial for murder arising from the same killing, and dismissed ANL’s appeal.
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