Summary: Listen to the show here. This week, Lyndon and Dan discuss the Law Commission's recommendations in relation to contempt of court and they take a look at the new Sentencing Council guideline for sentencing sexual offences. The Law Commission made numerous recommendations in relation to contempt of court in what is a wide project taking a fresh look at contempt of court as a whole. These recommendations relate only to juror contempt and internet publications. Dan explains the process and looks at whether the recommendations might make it onto the statute book. Lyndon briefly explains the 'headlines' from the new sexual offences guideline. Hardly ever out of the news of late, sexual offences is a topic which gets everyone talking. Lyndon runs through the rape guideline and he and Dan pick holes in some of the self styled 'big changes' to the sentencing of sexual offences. Links Sexual Offences Guideline Blog post on the consultation, prior to publishing the sexual offences guideline Law Commission recommendations
