by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Jul 2, 2022 | Law
The problem The general rule for attributing liability to companies in English and Welsh criminal law is the ‘identification principle’. This states that where a particular mental state is required, only the acts of a senior person representing the company’s...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Jul 1, 2022 | Information
This week the disciplinary body for barristers suspended a barrister, Tim Raggatt QC, for 12 months. This means that he will be prevented from practising law during that period unless he succeeds in appealing the decision. The conduct arose in a criminal case where Mr...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Jun 23, 2022 | Information
The Justice Secretary has made no secret of the fact that he often disagrees with the stance taken by the independent Parole Board. Of course, the government has the right to challenge Board decisions in the courts and, on occasion, does win such challenges. Still, it...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | May 31, 2022 | Crime
The Home Office has reported that their ‘whole-system’ approach to violent crime is working while also announcing further funding to tackle serious violence. The press release states that Violence Reduction Units and ‘hotspot policing’...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | May 31, 2022 | Information
The Home Office has published a report that summarises information from domestic homicide reviews (DHR) from October 2019 to 2020. The reviews are multi-agency reviews that are commissioned by community safety partnerships. They look into the deaths of adults that may...
