Criminal Law Articles
As one of the North West’s leading Criminal Solicitors, this section has all the useful articles we have collated which relate to criminal law. In this section you will find out about new laws, amendments to existing laws and precedents set – as well as opinion and lot’s of great advice from our award-winning crime team.
Sally Challen Case – Murder Reduced To Manslaughter On Grounds of Coercive Control
Article looking at the case of Sally Challen. In February 2019 the Court of Appeal quashed Sally Challen’s conviction for the murder of her husband and ordered a retrial. Last week the prosecution accepted a plea to the lesser offence of manslaughter and Challen received a sentence that meant she would serve no further time in custody.
Finn’s Law – What It Means
Finn’s Law has been introduced to focus on the criminalisation of wounding a service animal. This article looks at what this amendment to the Animals Welfare Act means.
Can You Be Banned From Driving For A Non-Traffic Offence?
Did you know that you can be banned from driving for a non-traffic offence? No? Well you can. Find out what circumstances could see you face a driving ban.
Boris Johnson- A Crowdfunded Prosecution?
It is actually a constitutional right that has been reiterated by The Supreme Court that private citizens may prosecute alleged crimes before the courts.
It could be that an individual or company feels frustrated that the state has not acted in an effective way and they then decide to go forward with a private prosecution.
“Release on Temporary Licence” – What Does it Mean?
The government has conducted a review of the process for prisoners for release on temporary licence – here are their findings and changes to be made…
Sentencing Law- Cleaning Up The Mess
Well, there has been research conducted in this area which shows that a horrifically high number of errors, reaching the thousands are made every year, with many going completely undetected. While some mistakes don’t have too much impact in practice, other failures lead to unlawful sentences being imposed.
What Does “On The Balance Of Probabilities” Mean?
In criminal law, we use two different standards of proof, the most well known is ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ (although these days expressed as ‘so that you are sure’), and the balance of probabilities.
Controversial New Weapons Law Introduced
The aim of the legislation is to address and help to reduce the current problems in relation to knife crime and other serious weapons. It remains to be seen as to whether the new measures will be effective and we will be monitoring all new measures being brought in very closely.
Who’s Who – Crown Court Participants
Here we highlight the main Crown Court participants and how we can help provide representation in crown court cases.
Battling Prison Guard Corruption
The types of corruption in the prison services are broad, with drugs being brought in by corrupt guards to a member of staff engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner. There are already security teams in place in prisons that may search staff, with the use of metal detectors if needed. The new units are going to compliment the system already in place, giving it an extra layer.
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