by Levy Solicitors | Sep 16, 2019 | Crime
Gait Analysis What is gait? Gait, quite simply, is how a person walks, the movement of limbs. How does this relate to criminal law? With the ever-increasing use of CCTV, the identification of offenders from footage is also increasing. Sometimes a face cannot clearly...
by Levy Solicitors | Aug 10, 2019 | Crime
The Parole Board The Parole Board is an independent body that carries out risk assessments on prisoners serving certain sentences to determine whether they can be safely released into the community. When a person is considered to be fit for release it means that their...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 28, 2019 | Crime
Criminal Compensation Order The press has recently reported that children who were victims of serious sexual abuse have received paltry sums, £20 for example, as compensation from the courts. So, what exactly is a criminal compensation order? The court has a duty to...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 20, 2019 | Crime
Disqualified Directors Recently, three men from Halifax were convicted after one of them was found to have run a company whilst disqualified. The other two were convicted of assisting him. If you’re thinking of trying to evade a director’s ban, be aware that it can...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 19, 2019 | Crime
Prisoner Benefits and Incentives Over the next six months, benefits and incentives for prisoners are undergoing a change. New rules place emphasis on positive reinforcements – praising prisoners for behaving well – rather than punishment. The new Policy sets out the...
by Levy Solicitors | Jun 29, 2019 | Crime
Prison is supposed to be hard Prison is supposed to be hard. It is, after all, a punishment. But it’s also designed to help people address their behaviour and stop them re-offending. When imprisonment leads to more offending, it isn’t working. The specific problems...
