tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110794854146484721.post1881221722788402348..comments2024-03-29T08:05:56.264+00:00Comments on Law and Lawyers: Ramblings on a wet Monday evening ...!ObiterJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544226917595022902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110794854146484721.post-41429608505070554412015-06-15T12:19:42.422+01:002015-06-15T12:19:42.422+01:00Your site is amazing. Thanks for sharing.Your site is amazing. Thanks for sharing.civil litigation solicitors burnleyhttp://www.clearwatersolicitors.co.uk/other-legal-services/civil-litigation-legal-servicesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110794854146484721.post-19433789759324178052015-05-20T01:33:22.252+01:002015-05-20T01:33:22.252+01:00What perplexed me was the statement in the Guardia...What perplexed me was the statement in the Guardian report that you linked to “if the QC decides that her assessment was wrong, the DPP’s decision will be reversed and the peer would face charges …”. This doesn’t look right to me. Surely the decision remains with the DPP who should only reverse her decision if the reviewing QC persuades her she initially had got it wrong. If she’s not so persuaded, she must stick with the original decision. As to the possibility of judicial review of whatever CPS decides, would there not be at least an equal chance that an application would be made on Lord Janner’s behalf should charges now be brought? Sub Rosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110794854146484721.post-90997926100941725252015-05-19T22:22:23.440+01:002015-05-19T22:22:23.440+01:00It may be possible to bring proceedings BUT (as I ...It may be possible to bring proceedings BUT (as I see it) there is no obligation on the CPS to do so. At this level (i.e. a personal decision of the DPP) the matter is actually untested. If, after a finding that proceedings ought to have been brought, the DPP still refuses to bring proceedings then judicial review would be the only recourse for the victims. That route would not guarantee a prosecution either. In the (perhaps unlikely) event that charges are brought, the matter would go NOT to a trial but to a finding of fact hearing and the outcome of that would (I believe) be no more than an absolute discharge. Janner is old and clearly there is no public risk from him. The Sex Abuse Inquiry has agreed to examine these cases and that may yet prove to be the better way forward. ObiterJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544226917595022902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110794854146484721.post-25123955493295181742015-05-19T15:22:33.827+01:002015-05-19T15:22:33.827+01:00Re the Lord Janner review, I’m puzzled. Obviously ...Re the Lord Janner review, I’m puzzled. Obviously no problem if the review supports the DPP’s decision. But, if it doesn’t and the DPP (with the personal statutory responsibility) still believes her decision was correct, what then? Sub Rosanoreply@blogger.com