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Law Taster Lecture

Date: Thursday 15th February 2024

Time: 13:00-14:00 (GMT)

Who is this lecture open to?: Year 12 and 13 students, parents, teachers and advisers

Where: Virtual Webinar

Speaker: Lisa Collingwood

Lecture Title: Be the Judge: Crime vs Necessity

In this lecture, we will discuss the required elements for a crime to be made out before exploring various defences that might be applicable, in particular, on the offence of murder.  During the presentation, we will consider 1 fictional case and 2 actual cases that look at the role of the necessity defence in this context.

You will act as the judge to answer the following questions :

  •     Would you accept the defence?
  •     Do you think necessity should be a defence to murder?