01 March 2020 Priya Vaidya 2983 Case Updates Westwood v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 598, 2020 WL 02142702 by Priya Vaidya Nature of case: On 5 June 2018 in the Crown Court at Warwick, on an indictment charging him with murder, the appellant, Thomas Westwood, pleaded guilty to manslaughter of his mother by reason of diminished responsibility. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Mental Health Act 1983CrimeHospital limitation11. Report Writing Related articles A medical report to which the court gave little weight DLP Ltd v Coram UK Holding Ltd [2026] EWHC 2448 (IPEC) (25 September 2026) Information publicly available on the internet - 'Digital Open Source Information' A Day in the Life of an Oil and Commodities Expert Witness A substantial limit to its evidential value Switch article Tower Hamlets LBC v A 2020 WL 01987279 Previous Article Covid-19 and the Courts Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.