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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured a £491,967.97 increase to the 2009 confiscation order against Alan Edwin Gardner following the discovery of...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that, from 22 June 2026, councils in England can issue fines of up to...
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has amended General Licence INT/2025/8031092. Originally issued on 27 November 2025 under...
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has concluded its June 2026 plenary, resulting in changes to its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist...
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...
Indications on sentenceJudicial independence is fundamental to the rule of law. The integrity of the criminal justice system depends on a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal. Alongside these fundamental principles exists the need to ensure justice is carried out
Breach of a community orderThis Practice Note reflects the procedural code for sentencing offenders in England and Wales (the Sentencing Code) that applies from 1 December 2020, as set out in Parts 2–13 of the Sentencing Act 2020 (SA 2020). For those considering whether the Sentencing Code applies
Breach of a suspended sentenceThis Practice Note covers the law relating to breach of a suspended sentence order under Schedule 16 to the Sentencing Act 2020 (SA 2020).What is a suspended sentence order?A suspended sentence order is an order providing that a sentence of imprisonment in respect of an
Amendment and revocation of community ordersRevocation for breach of community orderUnder paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 10 Part 2 to the Sentencing Act 2020 (SA 2020), a Crown Court or magistrates' court has the power to revoke a community order and resentence where an offender has failed,
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