To view and/or to download any of these articles, merely click on the titles below.  Please keep in mind that the law is regularly revised and that the papers below provide a snapshot of the laws as they then existed.

• Adjusting to COVID-19 under the English Criminal Justice System  (Fortson, 2021: written for EUCRIM (the European Criminal Law Associations Forum) and published by the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in co-operation with the Vereinigung für Europäisches Strafrecht e.V.).

• Attempts under the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 and under s.170(2)(b) of CEMA 1979; R. Fortson : a discussion regarding the differences between the two offences.

• Bribery Act 2010 (R. Fortson).: a detailed commentary on the interpretation and application of the Act (R. Fortson)

• Civil Recovery of criminal property under POCA 2002 ( R. Fortson)

• Conflicts of Jurisdiction and ne bis in idem (Bar Council, R. Fortson) : a response on behalf of the Bar Council of England and Wales to the European Commission’s Green Paper.

• Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 (R. Fortson) : commentary on the main provisions of the Act.

• Further consideration of the reclassification of cannabis ACMD (Dec 2005)

• ‘Health Protection’ (Covid 19) Regulations (as at 12th June 2020).  Tracked changes (not for court use; for guidance only).

• Homicide Reforms Under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009: a handout for the Criminal Bar Association conference, 16th Oct 2010.

• Inchoate Liability and the Serious Crime Act 2007 (R. Fortson): a 52 page handout that discusses the three inchoate offences of assisting and encouraging crime (a lecture given for Sweet & Maxwell and 25 Bedford Row, London, in April 2009).

• Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 [“Drugs and the Law”; chaired by Dame Ruth Runciman; Report 2001, Police Foundation]

• Procedural Safeguards for Defendants (R. Fortson; Bar Council, European Commission)

• Response for the CBA, and Bar Council on EC Green Paper on Criminal Sanctions (R. Fortson: 2004)

• “Restraining Property ‘wherever situated’ and Civil recovery” [Blackstone’s Criminal Practice Quarterly Update-August 2012, page 11. A commentary on the decision of the Supreme Court in Perry v SOCA [2012] UKSC 35

• Surveillance of the State v Surveillance by the State: Taking photographs of public places and persons (such as police officers) can give rise to criminal liability in some circumstances. This article discusses some of the issues, and offences, relating to this important topic. The article was published in Archbold News (issue 5, 2009) by Sweet & Maxwell. It is made available, via this link, with their kind permission. The information provided in the article does not constitute legal advice. Further information on S&M products and services can be found at www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk.