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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published guidance stating that it will apply a presumption of denial, with immediate...
HMRC has announced that David Greenhalgh and Christos Farmakis have each been sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for illegally brokering the supply...
Home Office announced that the UK and Cambodia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation against online scam centres....
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a policy paper providing a one-year update on its artificial intelligence (AI) Action Plan for Justice and...
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
Assault with intent to resist or prevent arrestThe offence of assault with intent to resist or prevent arrestAssault with intent to resist or prevent arrest contrary to section 38 of the Offences Against The Person Act 1861 (OATPA 1861) is an offence which can be tried in the magistrates' court or
Intentional harassment, alarm or distressThis Practice Note explains the offence of causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress contrary to section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986 (POA 1986), alongside the lesser offence of causing harassment, alarm or distress under POA 1986, s 5. It sets out
Possession of controlled drugsElements of the offence of possession of controlled drugsIt is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in their possession.The prosecution has to prove, to the criminal standard (see Practice Note: Burden and standard of proof in criminal proceedings),
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