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What's new, including:
- Policing and Crime Act 2017;
* This Act contains a wide range of provisions which impact on law and procedure including reforms to the grant of bail by the police pre-charge; detention and questioning of 17 year olds; amendments to the law relating to firearms and provisions for further safeguarding of children and young people from sexual exploitation. A number of new offences are created.
- Immigration Act 2016;
- Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules by (SI 2017/144);
- Latest additions to and revisions of the Criminal Practice Directions ((No 3) [2017] EWCA Crim 30) particularly new PDs 19B and 19C on expert witnesses;
- Revised PACE Codes C, D and H in force from 23 February 2017;
- Justices of the Peace Rules 2016

Cases:
Practice and procedure
- R (on the application of O'Connor and another) v Aldershot Magistrates' Court (open justice);

Evidence
- R v Mitchell [2016] UKSC 55 (evidential requirements to prove propensity to commit offences);

Crime
- R v Brandford (duress - indirect threats);

Sentencing
- R v Pereira-Lee (community order - taking into account time on remand);

Road Traffic
- R v Vince [2016] EWHC 3014 (Admin) (significance for subsequent testing where an Intoxilyzer machine has recorded an "Ambient Fail" message on a previous test);

Animals
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v McCormick and others (meaning of 'animal fight');

Immigration
- R v YY [2016] EWCA Crim 18 (raising the 'refugee defence' in relation to offences under s 4 or 6 of the Identity Documents Act 2010);

Molestation and harassment
- R v N [2016] EWCA Crim 92 (meaning of 'Harassment' in prosecutions for breach of non-molestation orders) and R v Qosja [2016] EWCA Crim 1543 (requirements for an offence of Stalking);

Human rights
- Regina (Hicks and others) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening (art 5 - pre-emptive action to prevent breach of the peace);

Licensing
- East Lindsey DC v Hanif (T/A Zaraf Restaurant and Takeaway) (licensing objective for the prevention of crime);

Council tax
- Nicolson v Grant Thornton UK LLP, Williams v East Northamptonshire DC, Ewing v Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (cost of obtaining liability orders);

Offensive weapons
- R v Tucker [2016] EWCA Crim 13 (mens rea for an offensive weapon)