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Sentencing Guidance for Non-fatal Strangulation

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...

Jury in Retirement – Is Further Evidence Permissible?

by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Dec 30, 2022 | Court

The old rule was that once a jury had retired to consider its verdict, no further evidence could be adduced. The rule was stated in these terms: “… The jury may not when they have once retired to consider their verdict be given any additional evidence, any...

Health of Counsel as A Ground of Appeal

by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Dec 30, 2022 | Court

What impact might the serious ill health of counsel have on the safety of a conviction? The Appellant asked the Court of Appeal to resolve this question, which had been formulated in these terms: “Where after a trial in which the defendant was convicted it...

Contamination of or interference with goods

by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Nov 30, 2022 | Court

It is an offence for a person, with the intention to: (a) of cause public alarm or anxiety, or (b) cause injury to members of the public consuming or using the goods, or (c) cause economic loss to any person by reason of the goods being shunned by members of the...

Ryan Giggs and the “Hung Jury”

by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Sep 28, 2022 | Court

The trial of former footballer Ryan Giggs ended this week without a verdict. The aim of any trial is for a verdict to be reached on all counts, whether guilty or not guilty. Ideally, a jury will be unanimous in its view. In the Giggs trial, it became apparent that a...

Criminal Appeals in the Spotlight

by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Aug 12, 2022 | Court

The Law Commission of England and Wales has announced that it will launch a wide-ranging review of the laws governing appeals for criminal cases. The Commission has been asked by the Government to examine the need for reforms to the appeals system, to ensure that the...