Search

The article discusses the effects of gross criminal negligence on professional tribunals. Topics discussed include information on the gross negligence manslaughter; need of professional standards and conduct in medical practice; and the death of the victim due to the breach of duty and the patient safety culture.

The article focuses on the decision of the court of the case pertaining to personality disorder and mental condition in the U.S. It provides overview of the background of the case that involves three men living in a the same house and the reason behind the death in one of them. It also outlines the result of the investigationa and the judgment of the court based on facts presented.

The article discusses the Aline Loake v. Crown Prosecution Service which deals with insane harassment. It mentions that the defendant appealed against the sentence and conviction of harassment contrary to section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (PFHA), on grounds that she was not guilty by reason of insanity. It also mentions the application of M'Naghten Rules.

The article discusses the Canadian court case R. v Rogers related to murder. It states that Rogers was found not criminally responsible of murder on account of mental disorder, and was acquitted and disposed of pursuant to the Criminal Code, and mentions pertinence of the Canadian ‘Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder' (NCRMD) act.

The article presents the lawsuit Sneddon MacKay v. Her Majesty's Advocate. On September 20, 2015, MacKay phoned emergency services declaring he was armed with a machete and pyrotechnics and threatening violence and death towards Muslims. There was no dispute that he had made an abusive 999 call, stating that he was in close proximity to a Tandoori takeaway shop in Rosyth, Scotland.

The article discusses the British Court of Appeal case R v Blackman (Alexander Wayne) related to murder. It states that the case attracted a significant amount of media attention, and the public ostensibly supported the petition to have the murder conviction replaced with manslaughter, and mentions that there was more leeway for the jury to assess an individual's moral culpability. It notes that medical expert evidence was central to repudiation of the murder conviction.

The article offers information on the murder case involving a substantially impaired individual. The author highlights the conviction of an individual who claims that at the time of the murder incident the defendant is suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning which contributed to the commission of the crime. The author's commentary on the case with respect to Great Britain's law about homicide.