by Levy Solicitors | Jul 18, 2018 | Crime
Consent It should be easy enough, shouldn’t it? Yes or no? As always, life and the law are more complicated than that, and the issue of consent is not so simple. What is consent? A person consents if she or he agrees by choice and has the freedom and capacity to make...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 14, 2018 | Crime
Explosives Rather than Guy Fawkes or his modern-day counterparts many of the recent cases involving explosives have been in relation to thefts from cash machines. The law is old but still very relevant today; it may not be appreciated that a separate, more serious...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 5, 2018 | Crime
New Sentencing Guideline Issued The Sentencing Council has published new definitive guidelines for intimidatory offences, it will take effect in respect to all cases sentenced on or after 1 October 2018, so may well affect your current case. Sentencing Council member...
by Levy Solicitors | Jun 7, 2018 | Crime
With the rise in popularity of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, it’s necessary to take a step back and think about how you use them. You and your children must ensure that not just personal information is posted on social media, but also...
by Levy Solicitors | May 23, 2018 | Crime
Courts face a difficult evidentiary dilemma in determining how much weight to give to identification evidence that is weak or based on a brief contact. You’d expect that when it comes to the jury’s decision, the standard principles apply: if the jury...
by Levy Solicitors | May 22, 2018 | Crime
In 2012, new stalking offences were added to the list of existing harassment offences. Harassment is a crime that entails a pattern of behaviour that resembles stalking. There are two types of stalking offences: stalking with a fear of violence and stalking with...
