Featured Human trafficking in terrorism workshop In April 2023, we co-hosted a workshop as part of an innovative research project led by Dr Gina Vale at the University of Southampton on Counter-Terrorism and ‘Digital Human Trafficking’. The project is ongoing and explores ways in which trafficked persons may be identified in terrorism investigations and how the non-punishment principle might operate in that context. You can read more about the project here  https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/projects/counter-terrorism-digital-human-trafficking
Libertas Chambers
Featured Gerard Hillman successful in death by dangerous driving case Gerard Hillman was successful in defending his client facing death by dangerous driving allegation.  Gerard’s client’s case was that the deceased was the driver of the vehicle.  The prosecution’s case relied on biomechanical expert evidence that sought to identify the driver from the forces involved in the collision and the positions the occupants of the vehicle were found following the accident.  Following Gerard’s cross-examination of the first prosecution witness who attended the scene of the accident, the prosecution were forced to concede that the conclusions of their biomechanical expert were inconsistent and accordingly offered no evidence on their case that Gerard’s client caused the victim’s death by dangerous driving before the prosecution had called their expert to give evidence.  Gerard’s client accepted other driving offences earlier on the same day.  Gerard was instructed by Gavin Rofer of Keppe Rofer Solicitors. Man cleared of causing death of amateur boxer by dangerous driving – Wales Online Amateur boxer was killed when his friend crashed a van he was driving ‘well above’ 30mph limit | Daily Mail Online
Libertas Chambers