University of Law (ULAW)

Full revision notes from 2023/2024 BSB syllabus (Criminal Litigation). 150+ Pages

1. costs on conviction 2. surcharge 3. compensation 4. forfeiture and deprivation orders 5. confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Covers almost all the syllabus for Civil Litigation 2024. Summary of all that is covered.

1. the power of the magistrates to rectify mistakes 2. the general right of appeal from the magistrates’ court to the Crown Court 3. the procedure in the Crown Court for dealing with the appeal 4. the powers of the Crown Court on appeal, including the power to increase sentence 5. appeal to the High Court by case stated and by judicial review 6. appeals from the Crown Court

Character Evidence Visual Identification Evidence The rules relating to the examination of witnesses Preliminary issues relating to witnesses Summary trial procedure Procedure in the magistrates courts, allocation for trial, and sending to the CC for trial and sentence Burden and standard of proof Preliminary evidential matters

Civil appeals in England and Wales (excluding appeals to the Supreme Court) 1. judgment and orders, including Tomlin orders 2. enforcing money judgments 3. recording and enforcement of settlements following ADR

1. evidence of fact in civil proceedings 2. witness statements and witness summonses 3. notices to admit facts and notices to prove documents

1. the power of the magistrates to rectify mistakes 2. the general right of appeal from the magistrates’ court to the Crown Court 3. the procedure in the Crown Court for dealing with the appeal 4. the powers of the Crown Court on appeal, including the power to increase sentence 5. appeal to the High Court by case stated and by judicial review 6. appeals from the Crown Court 1. the power of the Crown Court to rectify mistakes as to sentence 2. the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal...

1. purposes of sentencing and sentencing guidelines 2. assessment of seriousness, reduction in sentence for guilty plea, aggravating and mitigating factors, the totality principle and prevalence 3. pre-sentence reports, medical reports, and victim personal statements 4. indications as to sentence 5. sentencing in the Crown Court 6. sentencing procedure in the magistrates’ courts 7. committal for sentence

1. the categorisation of youths into ‘child’ and ‘young person’ 2. procedure in the youth court 3. circumstances in which a youth will appear in the adult magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court, including reference to how the dangerous offender provisions apply to youths 4. the sentences available to the youth court