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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...
Seizure and forfeiture of monies held in bank accounts under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Background—the creation of the powersChapter 3B, Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002), entitled the ‘Forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts’, provides the procedure for
Applying for the return of seized cashApplication by the person from whom the cash was seizedWhen cash has been seized and detained under sections 294 and 295 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002), an officer (ie an immigration officer, HMRC officer, officer of the Serious Fraud Office
Civil recovery orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Civil recovery of property, which represents criminal property derived from unlawful conductCivil recovery is the name given to the powers under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) to freeze and obtain an order for recovery
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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