Podsumowanie
The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 created new offences and reformed judicial review. It introduced the offence of disclosing private sexual images ('revenge porn'), strengthened the law on juror misconduct, and restricted judicial review.
Kluczowe punkty
- Revenge porn — offence to disclose private sexual photographs with intent to cause distress (s.33)
- Juror misconduct — new offences for researching cases and sharing information
- Secure colleges for young offenders
- Judicial review reform — intervener costs, 'highly likely' test for relief
- Criminal courts charge (introduced then abolished)
- Increased maximum sentence for certain driving offences