Environment Agency Penalties

Environment Agency Penalties

Although some violations of environmental legislation are criminal in nature, not all of them are. There are a variety of potential consequences that are not typically associated with regular criminal offences. Even if a criminal offence has occurred, judicial...
Problems with visual identification evidence

Problems with visual identification evidence

Courts face a difficult evidentiary dilemma in determining how much weight to give to identification evidence that is weak or based on a brief contact. You’d expect that when it comes to the jury’s decision, the standard principles apply: if the jury...
Stalking

Stalking

In 2012, new stalking offences were added to the list of existing harassment offences. Harassment is a crime that entails a pattern of behaviour that resembles stalking. There are two types of stalking offences: stalking with a fear of violence and stalking with...
Drugs Importation

Drugs Importation

On behalf of providers in other jurisdictions, officials at airports and other ports of entry frequently intercept people carrying controlled substances in their luggage, clothing, or inside their bodies. Mule is a phrase used to describe such persons. They could have...
Will My Name Appear in Newspapers?

Will My Name Appear in Newspapers?

If you’re over the age of 17, the most straightforward response is that it might. Press reporting via social media may happen extremely quickly these days, and it is typically one of the last things on the minds of individuals facing criminal charges. Youth...