by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 19, 2024 | News
The government has introduced the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill before Parliament; if passed, the resultant Act will automatically overturn convictions for certain offences linked to the Post Office Horizon scandal. The Post Office Horizon IT scandal has...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 19, 2024 | Drugs
The EU retail drug market is estimated to be worth more than EUR 30 billion annually, making it a major source of income for organised crime. Europe occupies a central position in drug supply and trafficking, as evidenced by the large-scale production of cannabis and...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 19, 2024 | Information
The Spring Budget was delivered by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on the 6th March 2024 and offered little by way of comfort so far as the criminal justice system is concerned. Overall departmental spending is said to rise by 1%, but this is not evenly spread, with...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 19, 2024 | Law
Measures have been signed into law recently to ban the keeping of primates as pets. The legislation brings in a licensing scheme setting strict rules to ensure that only private keepers who meet new welfare and licensing standards will be able to keep primates,...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 17, 2024 | Prisons
The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 come into force on 31 May 2024 and will make a number of important changes in relation to prisoner discipline and punishment. These changes are intended to improve behaviour management in...
