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What to do when served with a Noise Abatement Notice? (12 December 2018)
What you consider to be ‘music’ your neighbours may find to be an unbearable cacophony; revving your car may show off its new engine, but for the new parents down the road it’s another sleepless night getting the baby back to sleep. A failure to consider your neighbours, whether you are at home or running your business, can result in a complaint being made against you, at which point you may receive a noise abatement notice. Read more...
Teenager Sentenced to 17 years over Fatal Acid Attack (3 August 2018)
A teenager was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment, for what is being perceived as the first conviction for an acid attack causing death in the UK. Read more...
Failings recorded in report on police disclosure - Just how many are affected? (31 July 2018)
Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) report on police disclosure looking at 1,290 cases to determine how many displayed failings. A stark 556 of those cases showed a lack of compliance in disclosing vital evidence to the defence. Read more...
Civil Liberties Group Launches Legal Challenge Over Police Facial Recognition Technology (26 July 2018)
Automatic facial recognition (AFR) technology uses CCTV and other video surveillance to determine the assumed identity of an offender. Whilst this appears to be in the public interest, many are being wrongly targeted and asked to prove their identity as a result of its use. Read more...
Police Encouraged to Record Harassment of Women as a Hate Crime (18 July 2018)
Police forces have been encouraged to recognise the public harassment of women as a gender hate crime following the largely positive support of a two year scheme in Nottingham that has adopted the policy. Read more...
Upskirting: Government plans to make it a criminal offence (11 July 2018)
After the recent private members bill by Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse brought to Parliament was blocked by Tory MP Sir Christopher Chope, Theresa May has reassured that the Government still plans to make upskirting a criminal offence with a maximum penalty of 2 years imprisonment. Read more...
Recent Prison Law Test Case highlights the Importance of Scientific Evidence (10 July 2018)
A recent adjudication involving a prisoner accused of smoking ‘spice’ has stressed the importance of scientific evidence and expertise in prison law cases. Read more...
Leaked Home Office report says cocaine has been ‘flooding’ into the UK leading to a crime epidemic (2 July 2018)
An epidemic of violent crimes across the UK was believed to have been caused by cocaine flooding into the county, a leaked Home Office document warned. Read more...
Student avoided prison after being accused of stabbing boyfriend challenges her sentence (13 June 2018)
A medical student at Oxford University, who was not jailed after stabbing her boyfriend, will challenge her suspended sentence. Read more...
Drink drivers face swifter justice with new roadside breathalysers (12 June 2018)
Drink drivers are to be “brought to justice quicker” thanks to new roadside breathalyser technology that will allow police to gather on-the-spot proof. The instant test means the driver will now not need to be taken back to a police station to obtain evidence as is currently the case. Read more...
Police Facial Recognition Technology Risks Mistaken Identity (12 June 2018)
In a recent review by The Independent, 98% of people identified through facial recognition software trialled by the Met Police proved not to be the person they were looking for. This poses a real risk of injustice, with people charged with crimes they did not commit. Read more...
Police called to 430 moped enabled crimes a week in 2017 (11 June 2018)
The London Metropolitan Police have been using a wide variety of tactics to deal with more than 20,000 robberies occurring annually from moped enabled crimes after a number of high profile muggings in the capital recently. Read more...
Should opticians inform DVLA if a driver fails an eye test? (7 June 2018)
The family of a three year old car crash victim believe that it is an optician’s duty to inform DVLA if a driver fails their eye test. Read more...
Former Charity Boss found guilty of £700,000 fraud (31 May 2018)
Former head of a charity has been found guilty of defrauding the organisation out of more than £700,000. Mr. Briers, former charity chief of Age Concern South Tyneside was found guilty of defrauding the organisation by using fake invoices and banked authorisation bonus and pension payments from January 2007 to August 2015. Read more...
Money Launderer used fake email to cash in £240,000 (31 May 2018)
A British tech company was targeted by Mr Chinaka who profited more than £240,000 in less than a 2 month period between December 2015 and January 2016. After his arrest in June 2016, Mr Chinaka was charged with money laundering and was recently sentenced to 5 years imprisonment at Kingston Crown Court. Read more...
Five people arrested following drug related deaths at a music festival (31 May 2018)
Four men and a woman are being held on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs following the death of two festival goers at a music festival in Portsmouth. Read more...
Miscarriage of Justice Victims are being Neglected by the State (18 May 2018)
In the coming weeks the Supreme Court will be reconsidering the state’s responsibility for making amends to those who have been wrongly convicted and suffered a miscarriage of justice. Read more...
Home Office launches anti-knife crime campaign (16 May 2018)
The government have created a new campaign to reduce knife crime aimed to run on social media sites targeting 10-21 year olds. Read more...
Drug Driving Continues to Rise (9 May 2018)
Following our recent article in respect of drug drivers potentially being on the increase, more recent statistics obtained by the BBC via a Freedom of Information request sheds light onto the severity of the situation. Read more...
Charity Brake calls for road traffic conviction declarations to be reviewed (1 May 2018)
Charity, Brake, has spoken out after one of the worst road traffic accidents claims 8 lives, which was caused by a truck driver who had had his licence revoked as a result of a previous conviction. They call for the government to change the policy which relies on the offender to declare any road traffic convictions to an employer, providing a legal loophole to those who choose not to declare. Read more...
Man jailed for life after deliberately infecting his lovers with HIV (20 April 2018)
A man has been convicted of purposely trying to infect 10 men with HIV in a ‘campaign’ to infect as many men as possible. Read more...
Illegal ‘ride out’ group appear in court (19 April 2018)
A group of nine men have appeared in court in Birmingham accused of taking part in an illegal ‘ride out’. Six of the men pleaded not guilty to a public nuisance charge at Birmingham Crown Court. Two stated they were not guilty at an earlier hearing. All were given unconditional bail. One other suspect appeared in court on Friday but has not given his plea and still remains in custody. Read more...
Taking Someone Else’s Penalty Points – The Consequences (19 April 2018)
Millions of UK motorists have at some point in their driving history received a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) - the most common proceedings that result in penalty points. Read more...
TV Presenter Ant McPartlin sentenced for drink driving after he pleaded guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court (19 April 2018)
TV personality, Ant McPartlin, was arrested following a three-car collision in Richmond on 18 March and found to have 75 microgrammes (µg) of alcohol per 100 ml of breath, which is more than twice the legal limit of 35µg. Read more...
The Future is Now: Law Commission Begins Review of Self-Driving Cars (18 April 2018)
Roads Minister Jesse Norman recently announced the start of a 3-year review by the Law Commission to examine any legal obstacles to the implementation of self-driving vehicles and highlight any requirement for regulatory reform. Read more...
Police lose tracks of hundreds of registered sex offenders (18 April 2018)
Police lose track of 485 registered sex offenders across Britain, including rapists and paedophiles that have been missing for over a decade. Read more...
What Happens if Death By Dangerous Cycling Becomes an Offence? (21 March 2018)
Recently it has been suggested that ministers are set to outline proposals which introduces a new criminal offence of death by dangerous cycling. Read more...
Dangerous Driving: Vehicle Stopped for Driving Without a Wheel (21 March 2018)
Police have recently stopped a motorist for driving a car with its front tyre completely missing. The front panel on the driver’s side was also missing with what appeared to be leads trailing along the road. Read more...
How Dash Cams Are Aiding Road Traffic Convictions (21 March 2018)
More and more drivers are relying on dash cams to quash road traffic charges, but what happens when they actually prove the offence? A recent case saw the first driver convicted of dangerous driving as a result of dash cam footage. The video recording revealed the driver undertaking a lorry before slamming on his brakes in a fit of road rage. Read more...
Knives & Offensive Weapons - New Sentencing Guidelines: A Sign of the Times (20 March 2018)
New guidelines relating to being in possession of either bladed articles and/or offensive weapons were published on Thursday 1st March 2018. These new guidelines are set to take effect from the 1st June 2018. Read more...
Death by off road bikers – Teenagers as young as 14 are becoming dangers to society (15 March 2018)
14 year old boy arrested after causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop while riding an illegal scrambler bike. The victim was named as 78 year old Ms Laidlaw, who was crossing the road at the time of the incident. Read more...
Drink-driver pleads court to keep licence as her “drive-way is too long to walk” (14 March 2018)
Daughter of the late Coronation Street actor Percy Sugden has been charged with drink driving after taking her car to a local corner shop in an intoxicated state. During her recent trial at Stockport Magistrates' Court, she asked the court to allow her to keep her licence since her “drive-way is too long to walk”. Read more...
Could Drug Driving be on the Rise? (15 February 2018)
Cases of drug driving have risen dramatically in some parts of the UK with some areas having more motorists caught in a single month than they had in 12 months four years ago. Read more...
5,000 Drug Driving Convictions to be Overturned? (15 February 2018)
There has been significant media coverage of the “Randox Scandal” over the past 12 months after it was revealed that laboratory staff had been tampering with the results of blood analyses. The extent of the tampering is relatively unknown, but it has now been estimated that as many as 5,000 convictions could be considered “unsafe” and overturned after these faulty testing revelations. Read more...
To All Commercial Drivers: Updates to Penalties for Driving whilst Tired (15 February 2018)
From March 5th there will be changes to the penalties issued for HGV, lorry and any commercial vehicle drivers for driving whilst tired and beyond regulated time periods, which will see them fined up to £300 for every time they are found to have done so within the last 28 days. Read more...
Rape Complainants Sexual History – A Balancing Exercise (15 February 2018)
In light of recent media attention concerning the police’s failure to disclose material to the defence which may undermine their own case, as the prosecutor, it is important to consider why a rape complainant’s sexual history may be disclosed as part of proceedings. This comes after we have been informed that all rape cases across the country are being independently reviewed in order to tackle this issue with disclosure. In response, some have suggested that the request for the sexual history of a complainant as admissible evidence should be restricted. Read more...
Legal Aid to be Restored in Three Areas of Prison Law, Championed by Prisoners’ Charities’ Legal Action (14 February 2018)
In R (Howard League for Penal Reform and The Prisoners’ Advice Service) v The Lord Chancellor [2017]concerning the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), it was ruled that the removal of legal aid for prisoners was unlawful, therefore legal aid is set to be restored in three areas of prison law from 21st February 2018. Having access to legal aid will ensure that vulnerable prisoners who are seeking advice on pre-tariff reviews by the Parole Board, category A reviews and support with decisions concerning their placement in Close Supervision Centres get the assistance they need. Read more...
Recent death by dangerous driving sentencing has seen lenient terms doubled (14 February 2018)
Since October 2017, the maximum penalty for death by dangerous driving has increased from 14 years to life imprisonment. Since then, a number of deaths by dangerous driving offenders have seen their original sentences increased, in some cases doubled. Read more...
Underage driver of stolen car detained for death by dangerous driving (1 February 2018)
In late November 2016, a 15 year old boy drove a stolen car into a tree at 88mph, killing five individuals all between 12 and 24 years of age. It has been revealed that he has been sentenced to 4 and a half years detention for causing death by dangerous driving. Read more...
Gang who manufactured fake IDs for immigration offenders jailed (29 January 2018)
A gang, led by Mr Kanaventi and Mr Adekoya, conspired to create fraudulent identification documents intended to enable immigration offender’s illegal residence in the UK. The group were prosecuted at Woolwich Crown Court and were each sentenced according to their varying offences as part of their operation, ranging from 6 months to 4 years imprisonment. Read more...
Too Drunk to Provide a Specimen (26 January 2018)
An interesting case has recently concluded in the High Court which addressed whether someone being “too drunk” to provide a breath sample would have a defence to the allegation of failing to provide a specimen. Read more...
Car dealer who sold unroadworthy car as “excellent all-rounder” given 6 month custodial sentence (26 January 2018)
Car Dealer, Mr Shah, was prosecuted by Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards for selling a dangerous vehicle as an “excellent all-rounder.” Mr Shah pleaded guilty to a fraud offence and an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations which saw him receive a 6 month custodial sentence. Read more...
Driver who killed friend in high speed accident has sentence doubled (26 January 2018)
The driver, Stephen Whilde, was driving in the dark on the A529 at more than 20mph over the speed limit when he lost control of his car, ultimately causing the death of the passenger, William Bye. Mr Whilde was originally sentenced to 2 years in custody, suspended for 2 years at Shrewsbury Crown Court, however he has since had his sentence increased to a 3 year prison sentence after Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC referred his case to the Court of Appeal. Read more...
Stalking: when “course of conduct over a period of time” constitutes an offence (18 January 2018)
In 2012, the offence of Stalking was added to the Statute of Protection of Harassment Act 1997. It gave rise to two different offences; simple Stalking under Section 2A of the act, which is a summary only matter and Stalking involving fear of violence and/or serious alarm or distress is covered under Section 4A of the act and it is an either-way offence, which means the case can be heard at the magistrates’ or Crown Court. Read more...
Prison sentence doubled for man guilty of child sex abuse (17 January 2018)
A man found guilty of sexual offences involving a 6 year old child has had his prison sentenced doubled after the Solicitor General deemed it unduly lenient. Read more...
UK retailers to ban acid sales to minors following a recent government plan proposal (9 January 2018)
Major UK retailers and DIY chains have taken an initiative to prevent acid attacks, by banning sales of corrosive substances to under-18s both in-store and online. Read more...
