by Levy Solicitors | Jul 1, 2020 | Information
Modern Policing – Necessary Restraint or Unlawful Violence? We frequently need to consider the use of force by police officers when arresting or otherwise dealing with suspects. In the year ending March 2018, there were 469,000 recorded incidents of the use of...
by Levy Solicitors | Jun 24, 2020 | Court
Jury Trials and Covid 19 In a startling announcement, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland admitted that the right to a jury trial is in his sights and might be curtailed in a few weeks time. Before the Coronavirus pandemic, the Crown Court case backlog was approximately...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Jun 19, 2020 | Cases
Publishing Hate Material – Tough Sentences Can Follow The recent case of Jay Davison acts as a stark reminder of the consequences that can flow if hate material is published. Davison was convicted of three offences of publishing material with intent to stir up...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Jun 16, 2020 | Information
A Summer of Protest? As we slowly exit the Covid19 ‘lockdown’ we have seen several protests in major cities. As life moves toward a more ‘normal’ footing, whatever that may be, and as we enter the Summer months, protest action may likely...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Jun 10, 2020 | Law
When Will I Be Sentenced? In cases where there is more than one defendant, it is a common scenario that one of more pleads guilty, perhaps at an early stage, but others continue their case to trial. A question then arises as to whether those who have pleaded guilty...
