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Keeping an eye on AI

Keeping an eye on AI

How important are recent developments in AI? Bill Gates says that in his lifetime he has seen two developments that struck him as revolutionary. The emergence of AI is one of those. According to Bill, the development of AI is: “as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the… Read More »Musings

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Money Laundering

Money Laundering: Presumptions & Indicative Sentences

In this article I look at (i) the legislative presumptions which come to the aid of the prosecuting authorities in cases of this type, and (ii) the sentence guidelines that can be extracted from the caselaw to date.

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How (Not) To Address a Judge

How (Not) To Address a Judge

Some offbeat examples of unusual ways to address a judge in court (with varying degrees of success)!

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Artificial Intelligence Criminal Justice

Artificial Intelligence & Criminal Justice

What happens when artificial intelligence meets the criminal justice system? Made for each other, or car crash TV? Here are my views (podcast).

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Forensic Laboratory

Challenging forensic evidence in court

Judges and juries can literally be 'blinded by science' when listening to forensic evidence at trial. Here's how to debunk the CSI Myth.

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Commercial Tenants Covid 19 Rent

Covid-19 & Commercial Tenancies

A number of recent cases have examined whether commercial tenants are obliged to continue to pay rent when their businesses are unable to trade due to government restrictions.

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