by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 19, 2023 | Information
Domestic abusers who kill their partners or ex-partners will receive tougher sentences under government plans published this week. The law will be changed so a history of coercive or controlling behaviour against the victim or the use of excessive or gratuitous...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 15, 2023 | News
In April 2023, Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) are due to come into force in certain pilot areas (Section 342A to 342K of the Sentencing Code). The conviction must be for an offence which was committed on or after the first day appointed by regulations for...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 15, 2023 | Law
In 2016, HMCTS launched an ambitious portfolio of reforms later brought together to form the courts and tribunals reform programme. It aims to modernise the justice system by reducing complexity and providing new ways for people to engage. HMCTS intends to achieve...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 15, 2023 | Information
Sometimes clients contact because they are unhappy with the way that a judge, or other judicial office-holder, has behaved towards them. These are what are known as complaints about personal conduct of judges. They are distinct from complaints about points of law,...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 15, 2023 | Law
Updates to sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of child cruelty offences including causing or allowing death or serious injury in England and Wales, were published this week by the Sentencing Council following consultation. Why have the guidelines been...
