15th June 2023

We had a great turnout to Alan Castle’s talk last Thursday on the Legal System. Alan described the origins of our legal system and spoke of the differences between the levels of proof required for criminal and civilcases. He gave many examples, and ‘stories’ of the legal system in operation.  Importantly though, Alan talked about how evidence is collected and a recommendation made to the DPP as to whether a case should go forward.

Also, Alan spoke of the role of Magistrates, Solicitors and Barristers, something we all need to be aware of when undertaking legal proceedings. We had many questions and hopefully we will have a follow-up session in the near future.

Thanks Alan.

Report: Warren Jones