by Levy Solicitors | Mar 12, 2018 | Violent Crime
The unjustified death of a child is usually a tragic event that shocks a society to its core. For other parents, it is the start of a nightmare as well as a highly personal and painful loss. The reality is that in the vast majority of murder and manslaughter cases,...
by Levy Solicitors | Mar 11, 2018 | Violent Crime
Knife crime has risen to the top of the political agenda in recent weeks, with a series of stabbings resulting in deaths and injuries, as well as, no doubt, the eventual loss of liberty for those guilty. The use of deterrent penalties to discourage knife ownership is...
by Levy Solicitors | Jan 11, 2018 | Law, Laws, Violent Crime
Laws criminalising unlawful violence have been in place since 1861 and are utilised in criminal courts every day to support prosecutions. Despite what may appear to be a simple legal position, the question of whether it is permitted to’smack’ a youngster...
by Levy Solicitors | Nov 27, 2017 | Violent Crime
When responding to situations of alleged domestic abuse, police frequently issue Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs). Regardless of the rights and wrongs of a circumstance, which is usually impossible to accurately determine, the man is invariably the...
