Criminal Law Articles
As one of the North West’s leading Criminal Solicitors, this section has all the useful articles we have collated which relate to criminal law. In this section you will find out about new laws, amendments to existing laws and precedents set – as well as opinion and lot’s of great advice from our award-winning crime team.
Carrying an Imitation Weapon: Legal Risks and Wider Implications
Here we look at the serious risks of carrying an imitation firearm — from normal offences to wider terrorism-related implications.
Crime Boss Ordered to Repay £90 Million: What This Means for Confiscation Orders
How this £90m confiscation order highlights the affects on someone convicted of a serious crime long after the initial conviction.
280,000 Crimes Unrecorded: What This Means for Policing and Defence
With reports of 280,000 unrecorded crimes we look at why poor police recording risks fairness, evidence reliability & miscarriages of justice.
New Sentencing Powers Announced Includes Bans from Pubs, Travel, and Football Matches
With new sentencing power including bans from pubs, football, and travel, plus expanded drug testing, we look at the potential implications.
Hotel Protests, Notting Hill & Final Fesitvals – a Busy Bank Holiday in Store
It’s the August Bank Holiday – with “Migrant Hotel” protests, Notting Hill Carnival, and major festivals where arrests and public order issues all expected.
AI Crime Maps – What Are They and How Do They Work?
AI crime maps: balancing crime prevention with fairness, privacy, and the presumption of innocence in UK justice. But just how reliable will it be?
Implications of Police Guidance on Revealing Suspects’ Ethnicity
A defence lawyer’s take on new police guidance to disclose suspects’ ethnicity or nationality — and the risks this poses to fair trials and justice.
Tube Passengers Who Challenged Man Face Police Investigation
A look at the recent East London Tube incident where passengers removed a man from a train — and the limits of lawful public intervention.
Mass Arrests at Palestine Action Protest
A defence solicitor’s take on plans for immediate deportation of foreign offenders after sentencing — and the risks to due process and human rights.
New Proposals Announced For Foreign Nationals and Immediate Deportation For Those Convicted of Crimes
A defence solicitor’s take on plans for immediate deportation of foreign offenders after sentencing — and the risks to due process and human rights.
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