Getting Tough on Health and Safety

Getting Tough on Health and Safety

by | Oct 28, 2019 | Law

Getting Tough on Health and Safety A number of recent cases indicate an increasingly robust approach to health and safety law breaches. Company Director Robert Harvey was imprisoned for ten months following an accident where a fellow worker was crushed to death by an...
Terrorism Offences – Tougher Sentences on the Way

Terrorism Offences – Tougher Sentences on the Way

by | Oct 23, 2019 | Law

Terrorism Offences – Tougher Sentences on the Way The Sentencing Council is consulting on revised sentencing guidelines for several terrorism offences. This is on the face of it a surprising move given that a definitive guideline was only recently implemented....
Stop and Search

Stop and Search

by | Oct 21, 2019 | Law

Stop and Search The police, with the support of the Home Office, are making more extensive use of stop and search powers. This new approach is partly due to rising public and political concern about knife crime. A hitherto little-used power to extend the use of stop...
Public Order – New Sentencing Guidelines

Public Order – New Sentencing Guidelines

by | Oct 16, 2019 | Law

Public Order – New Sentencing Guidelines New sentencing guidelines for public order offences come in to force for adults sentenced on or after 1 January 2020. In August 2008, the Sentencing Guidelines Council published Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines...
Drink or Drug Driving – The Second Sample

Drink or Drug Driving – The Second Sample

by | Oct 14, 2019 | Alcohol

Drink or Drug Driving – The Second Sample In some cases, the police need to take either a blood or urine sample from a driver suspected of driving under the influence of drink or drugs. In almost all instances, the police opt for a blood sample. Part of the...