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About Kate Astall
Kate Astall is a qualified solicitor and lecturer in law at Leeds Law School.
Kate is a graduate of the University having studied Politics as an undergraduate. She went on to study the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course before embarking on a successful career in practice where she was involved in a number of high profile criminal cases.
She specialised in complex crime, civil liberties work and serious personal injury (often related to military personnel). She has also prosecuted on behalf of a number of national sports bodies in connection with child protection cases.
After completing her Masters whilst in practice, Kate joined Leeds Law School in 2019 as a full time lecturer. She teaches at both undergraduate and post graduate level.
Current Teaching
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- Applied Criminal Law
Research Interests
Kate has a strong interest in miscarriages of justice and much of her research is focused around this issue.
She is currently working on a paper which considers the impact of absolute and conditional discharges in the context of driving offences.
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