Gain essential practical insights for handling fraud-related offences, with a detailed overview of legislative frameworks, recent case law, and effective defence strategies. Understand the complexities of forgery cases, focussing on intent, document authenticity, and necessary procedural safeguards. Navigate tax offences with clarity by exploring enforcement practices, statutory provisions, and techniques for mitigating risk and ensuring compliance. Master the critical elements of theft offences, including practical implications, evidentiary challenges, and procedural intricacies necessary for protecting your client's interests in high-stakes scenarios.
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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...
BlackmailThe offenceA person is guilty of blackmail if, with a view to gain for themselves or another or with intent to cause loss to another, they make any unwarranted demand with menaces. A demand with menaces is unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the belief that:•they have
ForgeryOffence of making a false instrumentA person is guilty of forgery under section 1 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (FCA 1981) if they make a false instrument, with the intention that they or another uses it to induce somebody to accept it as genuine, and by reason of so accepting
RobberyRobberyRobbery is a theft offence under section 8 of the Theft Act 1968 (TA 1968), involving dishonesty but elevated also by the use of, or threat of, force.Robbery can only be tried in the Crown Court on indictment.Elements of the offence of robberyA person is guilty of robbery if:•they
BurglaryBurglaryIn most cases burglary is an either-way offence and so it can be tried in the magistrates' court or the Crown Court.Burglary triable only on indictmentUnder the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (MCA 1980), there are some categories of burglary that can only be tried on the Crown
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