by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 19, 2023 | Information
Domestic abusers who kill their partners or ex-partners will receive tougher sentences under government plans published this week. The law will be changed so a history of coercive or controlling behaviour against the victim or the use of excessive or gratuitous...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 15, 2023 | Information
Sometimes clients contact because they are unhappy with the way that a judge, or other judicial office-holder, has behaved towards them. These are what are known as complaints about personal conduct of judges. They are distinct from complaints about points of law,...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Mar 15, 2023 | Information
The sentencing regime in the magistrates’ court is notoriously complex and about to change again following a government U-Turn. In May 2022, the government allowed magistrates to imprison an adult for up to 12 months for a single either-way offence; the previous...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 20, 2023 | Information
The current Justice Secretary has long been on record as no fan of the Parole Board. A string of high-profile interventions, primarily unsuccessful, has led to new changes being announced, intending to make it more difficult for many offenders to secure release. In...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 13, 2023 | Information
PP sentences were introduced to prevent serious offenders being released when still a danger to the public. They were scrapped in 2012, but nearly 3000 people remain in prison under the legislation, with almost half of these having been recalled to prison after...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Feb 3, 2023 | Information
Two reports, one published this week, lay bare the grim conditions that await some prisoners. An investigation by the Prison Advice and Care Trust found: The majority of families witnessed a significant decline in their loved ones’ mental and physical health during...
