by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Dec 30, 2023 | Cases
Serious Violence Reduction Orders (‘SVRO’) are a new police stop and search power being piloted by forces in England and Wales. The orders were created by the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. SVROs can be given to people who are convicted of an...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Nov 29, 2023 | Cases
A new study by Professor Carole McCartney of the University of Leicester has shone a light on police handling of materials gathered to support criminal prosecutions. Professor McCartney found: CPS data indicate the potential impact of lost materials on prosecutions,...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 2, 2023 | Cases
A new offence of strangling/suffocation came into force on 7 June 2022, and we have previously written about the case of Cook [2023] EWCA Crim 452, which sets out comprehensive sentencing principles for judges. In Cook, the Court of Appeal commented: “In view of...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 2, 2023 | Cases
On Friday, 18 August 2023, the Jury returned its final verdicts in the trial of nurse Lucy Letby. Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies in her care and attempting to murder six more. The Jury were discharged from reaching verdicts concerning four other babies....
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Apr 28, 2023 | Cases
When a court bails a person, they will often be given a precise future date on which they should attend again. In the Crown Court, this is only sometimes the case, and a client will rely upon their solicitor to inform them of any future dates on which the case is...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 3, 2023 | Cases
This will be a concise article because the answer to the question, at least for most of us, is that we don’t know much! What we know is that a complaint was made to the police that led to Greenwood being charged in October 2022 with one count of attempted rape,...
