Throwing articles into prisons

Throwing articles into prisons

Family members, as well as anyone seeking financial advantage, may be tempted to try to get articles into jails. Because the risk of being identified is considerable, many people who might otherwise be motivated to do so resist. Throwing things into prisons is illegal...
Searching For Answers

Searching For Answers

In Entick v Carrington (1765), a case which concerned entry to and searching of premises, the court ruled: “…if this is law it would be found in our books, but no such law ever existed in this country; our law holds the property of every man so sacred, that no man can...
New Domestic Abuse Protections Announced

New Domestic Abuse Protections Announced

The government has announced more adjustments in response to its recent declaration regarding the sentencing of domestic violence offences. There will be a new definition of domestic abuse that clarifies that it covers economic abuse and controlling behaviour and...
Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken Baby Syndrome

The unjustified death of a child is usually a tragic event that shocks a society to its core. For other parents, it is the start of a nightmare as well as a highly personal and painful loss. The reality is that in the vast majority of murder and manslaughter cases,...
Knife Crime – Sentencing Changes

Knife Crime – Sentencing Changes

Knife crime has risen to the top of the political agenda in recent weeks, with a series of stabbings resulting in deaths and injuries, as well as, no doubt, the eventual loss of liberty for those guilty. The use of deterrent penalties to discourage knife ownership is...