At the beginning of June, the Court of Appeal handed down the judgment of R v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2015] EWCA Crim 960. This case provides the first analysis of the Definitive Guideline for Environmental Offences by the Sentencing Council which was published in July 2014, and also provided guidance on the admission of adducing fresh evidence pursuant to s.23 of the Criminal Appeals Act 1968. [Read More...]