Getting Tough on Breach of Court Orders
The Sentencing Council have published fresh guidelines for Judges and Magistrates for when they are sentencing offenders who have breached court orders
The Sentencing Council have published fresh guidelines for Judges and Magistrates for when they are sentencing offenders who have breached court orders
With the ever-growing popularity of social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram it is important to take a step back and consider your use of them.
So called ‘Rogue landlords’ are often in the news for allegedly charging tenants too much money, declining to release a deposit or evicting tenants unlawfully.
New offences of stalking (in addition to existing offences of harassment) were introduced in 2012. The offences are harassment which involves a course of conduct that amounts to stalking. There are two offences, stalking involving fear of violence and stalking involving serious alarm or distress.
A critical evidential issue for courts is how much weight to place upon identification evidence where that evidence is weak or based on a very brief encounter.
There is a defence in law known as necessity or duress of circumstances. Find out more about being under duress and the implications for your defence.