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
Cheating the public revenueOffence of cheating the public revenueThe offence of cheating the public revenue is a common law offence triable only on indictment. This means that, where the public revenue is the victim, the fraud will always be tried in the Crown Court, even though, had it been
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
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. However, low level shoplifting within the meaning of section 22A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (MCA 1980) (where the value of the stolen goods does not
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