ARCHBOLD REVIEW

Archbold Review - your essential monthly insight into criminal law and procedure. 

Archbold Review is is a monthly newsletter covering cases and developments in criminal law and procedure, published as part of the Archbold subscription. It is published ten times a year.

Editor: Lyndon Harris, barrister, 6KBW

Lyndon is a barrister at 6KBW College Hill. Before entering practice, he worked as a lawyer at the Law Commission of England and Wales and taught criminal law to undergraduate and postgraduates at the University of Oxford and King’s College, London. His practice focuses on homicide, terrorism and financial crime, in addition to related public law and proceeds of crime work. He co-authors Chapter 5A of Archbold, along with Sentencing Principles, Practice and Procedure (and other titles).

Cases in Brief editor: Professor Richard Percival

Sentencing Cases editor: Dr Louise Cowen

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Speeding up criminal justice - some thoughts for the Leveson Review (Professor J.R. Spencer, Issue 6, July 2025)

Private prosecutions - will the Ministry of Justice finally grasp the nettle? (Stephen Wooler CB, Issue 5, June 2025)

R. (World Uyghur Congress) v NCA (Case Comment) (Jamas Hodivala and Preetika Mathur, Issue 2, March 2025)

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The 2025 Leveson Review and Judge-Alone Trials - Dr Matt Thomason and Dr Natalie Hodgson

Could the current directions on adverse inferences be simplified? - David Allan

The Law Commission’s “Structured Discretion” Rape Shield: A Second Critique - Dr Matt Thomason

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Archbold Review is always keen to receive proposed articles from new authors on criminal law, procedure and practice.  Find out more about how to contribute.

Articles are published at the discretion of the publishers and editor. We reserve the right not to publish any article at our sole discretion, a decision which can be taken at any time. The editorial approval of an article after its review or the indication that such article is in line for publication will not constitute a waiver of this right.

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Archbold Review/CBA seminars

Archbold Review is pleased to announce a new series of online talks on topical criminal law subjects in conjunction with the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) for CBA members. The lectures, chaired by Paul Jarvis KC and Lyndon Harris, will last 45 minutes, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session, from 6-7pm. They will be streamed live online and later made available for download. The talks will be advertised on the CBA website and in the Education section of the Monday Message. CBA members will receive a link and can log in at the allotted time.

A short piece on each talk will be published in Archbold Review in the following issue.

Children as defendants and witnesses in the Crown Court

Speakers: Kate Aubrey-Jonson (Garden Court) and Kathryn Hollingsworth (Professor of Law, Sheffield University)

Thursday 13 November 2025, 6-7pm
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Key developments in criminal procedure

Speaker: Peter Hungerford-Welch (Professor of Law, City University)

Thursday 20th November 2025, 6-7pm
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Modern Slavery Act 2015 - 10 years on

Speaker: Prem Ahluwalis (One Pump Court)

Thursday 27th November 2025, 6-7pm
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Frequently asked questions

What topics does the Archbold Main Work cover?

Archbold offers complete Crown Court coverage. 

View the full table of contents for the 2026 edition (PDF).
What is included in the sentencing supplement?

The sentencing supplement includes the current Sentencing Guidelines published by the Sentencing Council, reproduced in print or on ProView, brief summaries of superseded guidelines, and case law commentary on the sentencing guidelines.
What is Archbold Review?

Archbold Review publishes 10 issues per Archbold edition cycle and contains case summaries in brief, sentencing case summaries, features, and articles.
How do I sign up for the weekly update, and what’s in it?

You can sign up for the weekly update by emailing Archbold@thomsonreuters.com. The update is delivered directly to your inbox and contains case and legislation updates to the content in Archbold, cross-referred to the Main Work.
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