Originally broadcast on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 15:30

The rule of ‘joint enterprise’ is becoming increasingly controversial in cases involving youth crime. Its use in gang related crimes committed by young people is causing outrage and is seen by some as encouraging ‘lazy prosecuting’. Our expert speakers will examine this contentious issue, offering you practical guidance on how to fight and use it as well as an overview of other recent legal developments affecting offences against the person.

This webinar will cover:

• Directing juries on s20
• Alternative counts for ss 18 and 20
• Domestic violence – proof in the face of reluctant witnesses
• Joint enterprise murder
- fatal knife injury
- multiple injuries
- thinking beyond the UK
• Sudden infant deaths
- a quagmire of experts