Adverse Inferences - A Guide for Police Station Advisors with Colin Beaumont

Introduction

It is very important that all police station advisers are aware of the various adverse inferences that may be drawn at trial as a result of that which the suspect did or did not do whilst under investigation at the police station stage.

This 30 minute webinar will examine how best to advise a client on what to do in order to avoid, wherever possible, inferences being drawn against him at trial.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Adverse inferences under Section 34 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
• Adverse inferences under Sections 36 and 37 of the CJPOA 1994
• Other circumstances in which inferences may be drawn
• Explaining what these all mean in clear and simple terms
• Better an adverse inference than a piece of real evidence
• How inferences work at Court

This webinar was recorded on 2nd May 2019