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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...
Criminal act or omissionFor a person to be found guilty of a criminal offence it must be shown that they:•acted in a particular way, or•failed to act...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
Involuntary manslaughterInvoluntary manslaughter—introductionManslaughter can be classified as either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter...
RepatriationRepatriation cases Repatriation cases are those where modifications apply to process used under the Extradition Act 2003 (EA 2003) for extraditing a person on the basis that they have been convicted of an offence in one territory (the convicting territory), repatriated to another
Overseas production ordersIntroduction to overseas production ordersThe Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (C(OPO)A 2019) received Royal Assent on 12 February 2019 and created overseas production orders (OPOs) which enable UK investigators to compel the disclosure of electronic data stored
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is
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