by Levy Solicitors | Sep 26, 2020 | Cases
Memory Fallibility In the criminal courts, we are seeing an ever-increasing number of cases where the court hears evidence from witnesses recounting what apparently happened some years earlier. Of course, in many cases, some of that evidence would have been recorded...
by Levy Solicitors | Sep 26, 2020 | Information
Hate crime – a change of emphasis The Law Commission is considering proposals to reform hate crime laws. Hate crime is where a victim is targeted, perhaps for an assault, criminal damage or harassment, based on a protected characteristic. What are protected...
by Levy Solicitors | Sep 17, 2020 | Information
A Smarter Approach to Sentencing? This is the name of the paper presented to Parliament that proposes changes to the sentencing and release frameworks in the criminal justice system. The paper sets out the “problems” they have identified in the system as...
by Levy Solicitors | Sep 17, 2020 | Law
Law Commission advises the government to get tough on online abuse The Law Commission, which advises the government on law reform has published a report advising changes to laws covering online abuse. Online abuse is covered in the ‘communications offences’ found in...
by Levy Solicitors | Sep 8, 2020 | Court
Recovery plan for the criminal courts In March, nearly 50% of courts were closed, and jury trials were halted to reduce interaction between court users dramatically. Although 90% of courts have re-opened there is a backlog of cases. The government has announced a...
