It is with great sadness that we announce one of our colleagues, Mary Buxton passed away on Tuesday 17th March 2026. Mary had a long standing career in the legal profession and in particular, criminal defence, where she was so well respected by her peers and the...

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being linked to criminal activity in the UK. While the technology itself is new, many of the underlying offences are not. In most cases, AI is better understood as an additional tool used to commit familiar crimes, rather than...

This week I had the pleasure of returning to my secondary school, 13 years after leaving Sixth Form in 2012. Instead of sitting in the classroom, I walked back through those familiar doors as an employee of Levy & Co Solicitors, there to speak with students about...

Case: ManslaughterVerdict: AquittalManslaughter is a difficult case to try given the many limbs, but this case was particularly difficult as it involved unlawful act manslaughter: one punch. The death of another occurred during an altercation where self defence was...

False imprisonment is a cornerstone tort in the protection of personal liberty within English law. It serves as a vital check on the powers of both public authorities and private individuals. At its core, it ensures that no one is unlawfully deprived of their freedom...

The Supreme Court has just handed down judgement on 02/07/2025 in the case of Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26 setting out important principals for dealing with assets in a marriage and in particular the application of the “sharing principle”. Whilst this is a...