by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 29, 2024 | Court
Many people ask this question, either because they know they are not eligible for legal aid or perhaps think they are not eligible, even though they have not checked this with a solicitor. A recent study by Dr Charlotte Walker of York St John University revealed the...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 2, 2024 | Law
Draft guidelines for sentencing offenders convicted of blackmail, kidnap or false imprisonment, were published by the independent Sentencing Council. Under the proposals judges will, for the first time, have dedicated guidelines to follow when sentencing these...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 2, 2024 | Crime
There are lots of different offences that might be categorised as “anti-social behaviour”, and these are routinely prosecuted in the criminal courts. In many cases, the individual instances of criminality are towards the lower end of the scale. They are...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 2, 2024 | Cases
There has been a lot of press coverage following reports before Christmas that the Court of Appeal had freed a woman prisoner due to her being pregnant. The lady had previously received a mandatory five-year minimum term for a firearms offence, so the revelation that...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 2, 2024 | Law
The Online Safety Act 2023 creates a new offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm. The offence applies from 31 January 2024. What is the new offence? A person commits an offence if: they do a relevant act capable of encouraging or assisting the serious...
