Practice Notes: Crime
Unduly lenient sentence scheme extended
More victims will be able to challenge prison sentences following an extension of the unduly lenient sentence scheme, announced by the Ministry of Justic
Sentencing of mothers causing children ‘irreparable harm’, report claims
The welfare of dependent children should be at the forefront of a judge’s mind when sending mothers to prison, according to a new parliamentary commi
To botox or not to botox?
Botched cosmetic surgery could lead to criminal convictions for the practitioner not to mention compensatio
Criminal justice system at 'breaking point'
The criminal justice system is on the brink of collapse after a decade of underfunding and needs urgent intervention, a Law Society report has concluded.
Solicitor suspended for backdating documents
The former associate ordered secretaries to fabricate documents
The fallout from Friday afternoon fraud
Successful frauds invariably involve a solicitor meaning that a breach of trust claim will succeed, even in the absence of systemic failings in the firm, s
Lie detection tests for convicted domestic abuse offenders is a costly distraction
Matthew Hardcastle questions the inclusion of polygraph testing in the government’s recent draft domestic abus
Control-Alt-Delete
Richard Easton considers the Lammy Review’s proposals to reform the criminal records regime and prevent further discrimination against BAME and juvenil
The consequences of failing to prevent tax evasion by corporates
Christopher Gribbin and Holly Buick discuss the new offences created by the Criminal Finances Act, a report into widespread issues with disclosure, and the
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