by Levy Solicitors | Sep 17, 2020 | Information
A Smarter Approach to Sentencing? This is the name of the paper presented to Parliament that proposes changes to the sentencing and release frameworks in the criminal justice system. The paper sets out the “problems” they have identified in the system as...
by Levy Solicitors | Aug 26, 2020 | Information
Pandemics, Covid and Fraud Legal experts are warning that an onslaught of new cases is inevitable for the Serious Fraud Office amid the coronavirus-prompted recession. “I envisage that much more serious fraud will be uncovered in the next six to 12 months. The...
by Levy Solicitors | Aug 13, 2020 | Information
Surveillance Society – Court of Appeal Puts Brakes on Police Scheme Several police forces have been using facial recognition technology to detect suspects. Cameras placed in public places can scan thousands of faces as they pass by, matching those images with...
by Levy Solicitors | Aug 4, 2020 | Information
Court Clarifies Release Provisions The High Court this week confirmed that the new release provisions, applying to some offenders, operate retrospectively. The court was hearing a challenge to the Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act 2020, which...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 23, 2020 | Information
Sentencing Offenders Suffering from a Mental Disorder A new guideline for sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders and neurological impairments has been published by the Sentencing Council. The new ‘Overarching principles: Sentencing...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 1, 2020 | Information
Modern Policing – Necessary Restraint or Unlawful Violence? We frequently need to consider the use of force by police officers when arresting or otherwise dealing with suspects. In the year ending March 2018, there were 469,000 recorded incidents of the use of...
