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Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...

Community order requirements

Community order requirementsThis Practice Note reflects the procedural code for sentencing offenders in England and Wales (Sentencing Code) that...

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as...

ECHR, art 5(4)—rights and duties

ECHR, art 5(4)—rights and dutiesThe scope of article 5(4) Article 5(4) of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) provides that: 'Everyone who...

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Specific and basic intent

Specific and basic intentSpecific intent—definitionOffences requiring specific intent are of two kinds:•where the mental element of the offence...

19th May

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Breach of bankruptcy restriction order

Breach of bankruptcy restriction orderBankruptcy restrictionsFollowing an order for bankruptcy, the bankrupt person is prohibited form a number...

19th May

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Voluntary manslaughter

Voluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughter consists of those killings which would be murder (because the accused has the...

19th May

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Categories of indecent images—summary

Categories of indecent images—summaryOffences pre-2007Before 14 May 2007, the guidelines for the sentencing of indecent image cases were to be found...

Produced in partnership with Monica Stevenson of 25 Bedford Row 19th May

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Committal for sentence

Committal for sentenceSummary of magistrates’ powers to commitA magistrates' court does not have power to impose a sentence of imprisonment or...

19th May

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Assault with intent to resist or prevent arrest

Assault with intent to resist or prevent arrestThe offence of assault with intent to resist or prevent arrestAssault with intent to resist or prevent...

19th May

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The defence of insanity

The defence of insanityWhat is the defence of insanity?Insanity is a common law defence to a criminal charge. A defence of insanity is available in...

19th May

Practice notes

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officialsThe purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the...

Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

The indictment

The indictmentThe rules relating to the form of indictments and the procedure for their creation and adoption are contained in the following: •the...

19th May

Practice notes

Hygiene improvement notices under reg 6 of the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013

Hygiene improvement notices under reg 6 of the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013What are hygiene improvement notices?Hygiene...

Produced in partnership with Richard Heller and Hannah Edwards of Drystone Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Sexual offences prevention orders [Archived]

Sexual offences prevention orders [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not being maintained. Repeal and transitional provisionsSexual...

19th May

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Food hygiene remedial action and detention notices

Food hygiene remedial action and detention noticesWhat is a remedial action notice?A remedial action notice is used by enforcement authorities such as...

Produced in partnership with Richard Heller and Hannah Edwards of Drystone Chambers 19th May

Scottish Law

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Football banning orders

Football banning ordersSTOP PRESS: All offenders convicted on or after 1 December 2020 must be sentenced under the provisions of the Sentencing Code,...

19th May

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Theft

TheftThe offence of theft and mode of trialTheft is an either way offence; it can be tried in the magistrates' court or the Crown Court. Note,...

19th May

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Commencing criminal proceedings—applying for the issue of a summons

Commencing criminal proceedings—applying for the issue of a summonsAll criminal cases begin in the magistrates' court however serious the offence....

19th May

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Sexual harm prevention orders

Sexual harm prevention ordersSTOP PRESS: All offenders convicted on or after 1 December 2020 must be sentenced under the provisions of the Sentencing...

Produced in partnership with Monica Stevenson of 25 Bedford Row 19th May

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HMRC information powers

HMRC information powersHMRC's powers to check a person's tax position are in Schedule 36 to the Finance Act 2008.The powers enable HMRC to:•obtain...

2nd Aug

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Dawn raid—table of relevant authorities and the scope of their powers

Dawn raid—table of relevant authorities and the scope of their powersThis Practice Note provides a quick reference guide to the bodies that have the...

1st Aug

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Financial Conduct Authority

Dealing with dawn raids by the Financial Conduct AuthorityWhat is the FCA?The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates financial services firms...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of PCB Byrne 1st Aug

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Health and Safety Executive

Dealing with dawn raids by the Health and Safety ExecutiveWhat is the HSE?The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national regulator for...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of PCB Byrne 1st Aug

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Competition and Markets Authority

Dealing with dawn raids by the Competition and Markets AuthorityBrexitAs of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. It...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of PCB Byrne and Sam Russell of PCB Byrne 1st Aug

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Dealing with dawn raids by HM Revenue & Customs

Dealing with dawn raids by HM Revenue & CustomsWhat is HMRC?HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the administration and collection of...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of PCB Byrne 1st Aug

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Dealing with dawn raids by the Serious Fraud Office

Dealing with dawn raids by the Serious Fraud OfficeWhat is the SFO?The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigates serious or complex frauds and...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of PCB Byrne 1st Aug

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US government surveillance in the context of EU data protection law

US government surveillance in the context of EU data protection lawIn Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems, Case...

1st Aug

Practice notes

Dealing with dawn raids by the police

Dealing with dawn raids by the policeWhat type of police could I encounter?The police broadly investigate most offences in the UK. The police force in...

Produced in partnership with Michael Potts of PCB Byrne 1st Aug

In-house

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Does the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 apply to civil and family law proceedings and to what extent can a local authority use surveillance for the purposes of civil or family law proceedings?

Does the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 apply to civil and family law proceedings and to what extent can a local authority use...

1st Aug

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Can NHS trusts charge a fee to the police for providing them with copies of patient medical records?

Can NHS trusts charge a fee to the police for providing them with copies of patient medical records?In answering this query, it has been assumed that...

1st Aug

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Can a suspect be arrested for driving with no insurance or driving while disqualified?

Can a suspect be arrested for driving with no insurance or driving while disqualified?We assume this Q&A is referring to the offence of driving with...

1st Aug

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What powers does an investigator have to compel the witness to provide a statement during a criminal investigation, where a witness is known to be in the possession of crucial evidence, but is unwilling to provide a section 9 witness statement? Can the witness be forced to give evidence at trial?

What powers does an investigator have to compel the witness to provide a statement during a criminal investigation, where a witness is known to be in...

1st Aug

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Under what circumstances can the police conduct a search of a vehicle and does it make any difference if the suspect was arrested inside or outside that vehicle?

Under what circumstances can the police conduct a search of a vehicle and does it make any difference if the suspect was arrested inside or outside...

1st Aug

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During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, can voluntary interviews under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 be conducted virtually?

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, can voluntary interviews under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 be conducted...

1st Aug

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Can mobile phone recordings constitute admissible evidence in legal proceedings and what issues should be considered?

Can mobile phone recordings constitute admissible evidence in legal proceedings and what issues should be considered?For the purposes of this Q&A we...

1st Aug

Q&As

What powers do the police have to obtain or compel a suspect to provide a handwriting sample for comparison? What procedure applies?

What powers do the police have to obtain or compel a suspect to provide a handwriting sample for comparison? What procedure applies?In answering this...

1st Aug

Q&As

Where property has been surrendered (not seized) by a defendant as a consequence of an investigation into a criminal offence (and not necessarily as part of the investigation, but undoubtedly linked to it), does the magistrates' court have jurisdiction under section 1 of the Police (Property) Act 1897 to order the return of the property, given the requirement for the property to come into police possession 'in connection with an investigation'? Specifically, how is the term 'in connection with' to be interpreted? Is the requirement limited to the strict and essential course of an investigation, or could it be interpreted to deal with wider situations?

Where property has been surrendered (not seized) by a defendant as a consequence of an investigation into a criminal offence (and not necessarily as...

31st Jul

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The police or regulator is conducting a search of my client’s premises but my team and I can’t attend because we are self-isolating. What can we do?

The police or regulator is conducting a search of my client’s premises but my team and I can’t attend because we are self-isolating. What can we...

Produced in partnership with Jamas Hodivala of Matrix Chambers 31st Jul

COVID-19

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Are offences in section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 recordable offences in line with the National Police Records (Recordable Offences) Regulations 2000, SI 200/1139? If so, at what point are they recordable for the purpose of inserting/logging on the Police National Computer?

Are offences in section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 recordable offences in line with the National Police Records (Recordable Offences)...

31st Jul

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