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Published on: 18 January 2024

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Criminal procedure and evidence

BCS urges review of law of reliability on computer evidence

The British Computer Society (BCS) has called for a rethink of the rule that presumes computer-based evidence is reliable, in the wake of the Post Office scandal which resulted in over 700 convictions of sub-postmasters founded on computer data. BCS wants the legal presumption that computer systems’ data are always accurate—and that the prosecution has no burden to prove this—to be removed. See: LNB News 16/01/2024 69.

HMCTS updates guidance following release of new version of CVP

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has revised its guidance on how to join a Cloud Video Platform (CVP) hearing, following the launch of the updated CVP version. See: LNB News 15/01/2024 33...

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