News

New push to end joint enterprise ‘legal dragnet’

MPs are this week making a fresh attempt to reform the joint enterprise legal dragnet, which has seen groups of friends and associates collectively punished for the crimes of an individual.

11 September 2024
Publication

The legal dragnet

The legal dragnet examines the law and prosecution practice concerning secondary liability, often referred to as ‘joint enterprise’.

11 September 2024
News

Changing the law on joint enterprise

We are working with the Labour MP Kim Johnson, JENGbA and legal experts in a fresh attempt to narrow the scope of joint enterprise prosecution.

6 December 2023
Comment

In praise of the unusual suspects

The annual Longford Lecture, now in its 21st year, has become something of a fixture in the criminal justice reformer’s calendar.

1 December 2023