by Levy Solicitors | Apr 25, 2018 | Law
While fines are not the most prevalent punishment in the crown court, when they are, they are usually very significant. Do I have to pay the fine all at once? In some situations, a court will compel full payment (and may give you a deadline), but in most cases, the...
by Levy Solicitors | Apr 23, 2018 | Court
When clients consider the possible consequences of pleading guilty to or being convicted of a criminal offence, they usually consider whether they will face a prison sentence, a community penalty, or a heavy fine. While the substantive penalty is significant, there...
by Levy Solicitors | Apr 18, 2018 | Driving
A lot has been written in recent days about the sentence passed following Ant McPartlin’s (of ‘And and Dec’ fame) conviction for drink driving, in the following article, we are going to examine the case in a little more detail. What offence was he charged with?...
by Levy Solicitors | Apr 16, 2018 | Laws
The first of the so-called “right to be forgotten” cases has been decided by the High Court. Two of the applicants, referred to as NT1 and NT2, had previously been convicted of a criminal offence. Although the convictions were rehabilitated under the...
by Levy Solicitors | Apr 9, 2018 | Violent Crime
Following the case of 78-year-old Richard Osborn-Brooks, who was briefly probed after the fatal stabbing of a burglar who invaded his house, the law of self-defence is once again in the spotlight. Mr. Osborn-Brooks awoke in the early hours of the morning to find two...
