by Levy Solicitors | Apr 17, 2019 | Law
Mental Health and Criminal Law Mental Health is a complicated business. Conditions are not easy to diagnose, doctors can disagree on which disorder a person is suffering from, or even if they have a mental health condition at all. Those with mental disorders might...
by Levy Solicitors | Mar 19, 2019 | Law
McKenzie Friends: When saving money can cost you a fortune The unimaginable has happened: you’ve been convicted of a crime you didn’t commit. The lawyers at your trial have told you that there is no hope of an appeal. You can’t afford more legal advice...
by Levy Solicitors | Feb 20, 2019 | Law
GPS Electronic Monitoring, Big Brother Will be Watching The government has announced a national rollout of GPS electronic tagging which will mean 24/7 location monitoring of those wearing the tag. The tag is now available in three Probation areas; the North West,...
by Levy Solicitors | Feb 2, 2019 | Law
Review of 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...
by Levy Solicitors | Nov 28, 2018 | Law
Price and service transparency Price and service transparency As of 6 December 2018, law firms are required to publish information about certain price, service and regulatory matters. Who needs to publish information? An authorised firm or a sole practitioner must...
by Levy Solicitors | Oct 15, 2018 | Law
Publishing, or having for publication for gain, an obscene article Prosecuting those who publish obscene articles (an offence under section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959) is hardly prudish, despite what certain commentators would argue. The maximum sentence...
