Sexual Offences in Ireland: Practice and Procedure

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This title provides an in-depth analysis and guidance to the key evidential and procedural issues at all stages of an investigation, prosecution and trial of sexual offences. It also considers sentencing principles and the various ancillary orders applicable to those convicted of certain sexual offences. Sexual Offences: Practice and Procedure will greatly assist practitioners engaged in a criminal trial dealing with a sexual offence in relation to all aspects of the prosecution. It will be very useful for practitioners making a legal argument at trial or in appeals against conviction or sentence. With detailed guidance on procedural aspects of sexual offences trials, it is a must-have title for preparing your defence and advising your client. It covers: - DPP v FE [2019] IESC 85 (sentencing guidelines/ranges for rape) - DPP v FN [2022] IESC 22 (Supreme Court on the question of indecency in relation to sexual assault) - CW v DPP [2022] IEHC 336 (regarding reasonable mistake defence for defilement offences) - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 - Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 - Criminal Procedure Act 2021 and the Children (Amendment) Act 2021 This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Irish Criminal Law online service.

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Author: Laura Byrne Laura Byrne is a practising barrister on the Western Circuit with a keen interest in criminal law. Outside of her own practice, she is regularly tasked by other practitioners to draft their legal submissions for the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. She is passionate about the legal practice and procedure in criminal law. Laura holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and the title of her thesis was The Potential Role of the Right to Procreative Autonomy in Relation to the Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Irish Law. Laura graduated with a BCL (International) undergraduate degree from University College Dublin, an LLM (Masters in Law) from Cambridge University and an Advanced Diploma in Applied Employment Law from Kings Inns, Dublin. She is author of the monthly Irish Criminal Law Update on Bloomsbury Professional Online. Laura published a paper in a British family law publication entitled The Parental Right to Make Mistakes and Irish Constitutional Reform, in H. Keating and C. Lind (eds), Transforming Families and Regulating Responsibilities (2011). She has presented a number papers in criminal law to Western Circuit CPDs for the Bar Council and presents conference papers in Irish and UK academic conferences in areas of family law. She has lectured in University College Dublin, Trinity College and the University of Galway. Consultant Editor: Patrick J Reynolds BL Patrick J Reynolds is an experienced criminal junior counsel. He practises in Dublin and has been prosecuting counsel for County of Mayo for a number of years. He is a member of the Bar of England and Wales, and practised criminal law in London before returning to practise in Ireland in 2002. Patrick has wide experience in prosecuting and defending sexual offences trials in the Central Criminal Court and Circuit Court and has invaluable practical experience on the developments in the area in relation to trial procedure, the role of victims and special measures for vulnerable witnesses.