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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM THE CROWN COURT AT AYLESBURY
HHJ Sheridan
T2022 0009
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before:
LORD JUSTICE HOLROYDE
MRS JUSTICE MCGOWAN
and
MR JUSTICE NICKLIN
Between :
LURDITA BANIULYTE (formerly referred to as “ARW”) | Applicant |
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THE KING | Respondent |
Paramjit Ahluwalia (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals), and Philippa Southwell of Southwell and Partners, for the applicant
Simon Ray KC (instructed by CPS Appeals & Review Unit) for the respondent
Hearing dates: 8 May 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 26 September 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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- Lord Justice Holroyde
- Summary of the facts
- The criminal proceedings
- The grounds of appeal
- The appeal proceedings
- The legal framework
- “ 1 Anonymity of victims of certain offences
- “ 45 Defence for slavery or trafficking victims who commit an offence
- The submissions to this court - the grounds of appeal
- Ground 3
- The submissions to this court - anonymity
- “ 11 Publication of matters exempted from disclosure in court
- Analysis – the grounds of appeal
- Analysis – anonymity
- Conclusions
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