by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | May 7, 2023 | Information
Current legislation to manage protests provides predominantly for powers to counter behaviours at protests which are violent or distressing to the public. These powers include those under the Public Order Act 1986 (the “1986 Act”) which provides the police with powers...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | May 7, 2023 | Court
An offence of non-fatal strangulation or suffocation was created by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and came in to force on 7 June 2022. CPS guidance on this offence states: “Some dictionary definitions of the word “strangle” link the word to an...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | May 7, 2023 | Crime
It has been reported that Police in England and Wales are to be given new powers to tackle “disruptive” slow walking used by protesters to block roads. The new legislation would give officers more leeway to intervene when protesters attempt to block roads...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | May 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
The advice here concerns ‘lethal barrelled’ air weapons – those with muzzle energy of more than 1 joule. Guns below this threshold, and qualifying ‘airsoft’ guns, are not regarded as firearms. Air weapons with muzzle energy greater than 12 foot-pounds may only be held...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | May 7, 2023 | Crime
The government is consulting on legislative measures to provide the police with more tools to disrupt knife possession and tackle knife crime. It has identified certain types of machetes and large outdoor knives that do not seem to have a practical use and appear to...
