R v Howe & Bannister [1986] UKHL 4: Duress, Murder and the Need for Reform
R v Howe and Bannister established that duress is not a defence to murder. Whilst this rule has been upheld to the present day, it is clear that the prohibition…
R v Melin [2019] EWCA Crim 557: A Leap from Traditional to Modern Identity
The Court of Appeal in R v Melin distinguishes when a deception as to identity can vitiate consent. In doing so, it deflects away from the previous authority of R…
Airedale NHS Trust v Bland [1993] AC 789: is the acts/omissions distinction just a fig-leaf?
House of Lords judgement: [1993] UKHL 11, [1993] AC 789 In Airedale NHS Trust v Bland, the House of Lords was asked to grant a declaration allowing doctors to remove…