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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has amended General Licence INT/2025/5787748 to introduce a monthly reporting requirement for...
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced that Thalha Jubair, from East London, and Owen Flowers, from Walsall, West Midlands, both leading...
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced the arrest of six individuals suspected of operating a celebrity impersonation scam centre in Asaba,...
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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...
Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intentThe offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intentWounding or causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent is triable only in the Crown Court on indictment. Elements of the offence Under the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (OATPA 1861),
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
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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