by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 2, 2024 | Crime
There are lots of different offences that might be categorised as “anti-social behaviour”, and these are routinely prosecuted in the criminal courts. In many cases, the individual instances of criminality are towards the lower end of the scale. They are...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Dec 30, 2023 | Crime
A new strategy aimed at tackling the growing threat of serious and organised crime has been announced by the Home Secretary as the government steps up action to clamp down on criminal gangs operating in and against the UK. The National Crime Agency (NCA) estimate that...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Nov 7, 2023 | Crime
Police are still investigating the causes of a fire that destroyed the Crooked House Pub near Dudley, causing a lot of people to look closely the laws surrounding criminal damage. In simple terms, you can harm or destroy your belongings, even by setting them on fire,...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 2, 2023 | Crime
IPP sentences were indeterminate sentences handed down by courts in England and Wales between 2005 and 2012. They were used for offenders considered to pose a significant risk of causing serious harm to the public until they no longer represented such a risk. When...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 2, 2023 | Crime
Much has been written this week on government plans to “ban” machetes and zombie knives, and claims that possession would be made “illegal”. The government said: “Machetes and zombie-style knives with no practical use will be banned and...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 2, 2023 | Crime
A feature of many miscarriages of justice cases is the malign influence of dishonest police officers who have managed to stay in post despite many years of red flags having been raised in some cases. Recent tragic cases, such as the murder of Sarah Everard, have...
