It has been announced this week that unemployment rates hit a 17 year high in the three months to December, standing at 8.4% which is 2.67m. It was also revealed that 860,000 people have been out of work for over a year. As unemployment figures showed an increase, so did the number of people claiming […]
Month: February 2012
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Section 39 – Common Assault
Assault charges are surrounded by ambiguity, the common confusion between assault and battery offences means that Defendants don’t often fully understand the details of the offence that they’ve been charged with; something which is key to them understanding their trial and possible sentencing. Section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 covers assault and battery […]
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Case Study: Police Assault
Drunk and disorderly offences can often lead to Defendants being charged with other offences too. Due to the effects of alcohol, some people display violence to bystanders or police officers, as was the case with one of our latest clients. Our client had been charged with two offences of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting […]
The Sentencing Council has issued new Sentencing Guidelines for Drug Offences to those convicted who are 18 or over. These Guidelines will be relevant to any person who is sentenced on or after 27 February 2012. The Guideline covers the following offences: • Importation Drug Offences (aka. Fraudulent evasion of a prohibition by bringing into […]