Top Rape Defence Barrister

A finding of fact of sexual assault in welfare proceedings was upheld in circumstances where the interview and preparation process for a child’s Achieving Best Evidence interviews was sufficiently robust so as to enable the recorded and written records to be taken as a source of reliable evidence and where the judge’s characterisation of the […]

Where a defendant made admissions of offences to a probation officer those admissions could be relied on by the prosecution. Although those situations would be unusual, the court could provide sufficient protection to the defendant to prevent unfairness.