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The National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced that three individuals have been sentenced following its investigation into fraud involving contracts to...
Dispute Resolution analysis: the High Court held that Chinese law governed the underlying proprietary rights asserted by victims of a Chinese...
The Insolvency Service has updated its enforcement outcomes management information for September 2026. The data shows that there were 65 director...
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) has published a notice announcing that the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has...
Common assault and batteryThe offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An...
AffrayAffray is an offence created by the Public Order Act 1986 (POA 1986). It can be tried in either the magistrates’ court or the Crown Court. The...
Self defenceSelf defenceSelf defence is an absolute defence based on the evidence which can apply in crimes committed by force. Section 76 of the...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
Defences in driving casesDefendant to raise their defenceA number of defences may apply in road traffic cases. These include:•automatism•insanity•duress and necessity, and•the 'hip flask' defenceWhen the defendant relies on a specific defence, they must place sufficient evidence before the court to
Can an interim driving disqualification order be imposed during an adjournment to determine special reasons in driving offence proceedings?Section 26 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (RTOA 1988) provides the courts with the ability to order an interim disqualification order where, in respect
Common law offence of kidnappingThe offence of kidnappingKidnapping is a common law offence and is triable only on indictment.The offence is closely related to the offences of false imprisonment and child abduction. For more information, see Practice Notes: Common law offence of false imprisonment
Possession with intent to supplyPossession with intent to supply a controlled drugIt is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in their possession, whether lawfully or not, with intent to supply it to another in contravention of section 4(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA
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