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His Majesty, King Charles III, has set out the government’s priorities and proposed policies for the next parliamentary session at the State Opening...
Corporate Crime analysis: In this update, corporate crime experts Elliott Kenton, partner, and James Camidge, solicitor, at Weightmans, distil the...
A round-up of the latest health and safety prosecutions, including a waste and recycling company fined after dangerously stockpiling skips and failing...
The Insolvency Service has announced that Harjinder Singh, director of HP Property (International) Ltd, has been sentenced to 22 months imprisonment,...
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
Mitigation in the sentencing of criminal offencesOnce a defendant has been convicted of a criminal offence by a criminal court in England and Wales, the court will move to consider what sentence should be imposed. See Practice Notes: Sentencing procedure in the magistrates’ and Crown Courts and
Written basis of plea and Newton hearingsWhen defendants accept that they are guilty, they have a choice to plead guilty or to put the prosecution to proof. When they plead guilty they may benefit from a reduction in their sentence as a result, see Practice Note: Credit for guilty plea. However, the
Forfeiture of property following convictionThe power of the court to order the forfeiture of property under the Sentencing Act 2020The Sentencing Act 2020 (SA 2020), also known as the Sentencing Code, is the principal source of the court's power to order the forfeiture of property connected with the
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