Burden and Standard of Proof — SQE1 FLK2 Criminal Law and Practice

A judge told a jury that once the killing was proved it was for the defendant to show it was an accident, and the House of Lords quashed the conviction.
Practise this topic with exam-style questions: sqe1prep.co.uk/sqe1/criminal-law?utm_source=po…
In this episode:
• The golden thread, and its only two recognised exceptions
• Legal burden versus evidential burden, and why it matters
• How to read a statute for a reverse burden
• Article 6(2) and when a reverse burden survives it
• Submissions of no case to answer
Narrated by an AI voice from a script written and checked by the editors at sqe1prep.co.uk. Educational content only — not legal advice. SQE1 Prep is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SRA or Kaplan.