June 26, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Weapons – Government to Get Tough The government has published an Offensive Weapons Bill, which is designed to signal a more stringent approach to the possession […] Read more
June 20, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet “I’m Going to Kill You!” How many times have you said something similar? Is it an offence? If you make such a threat, intending that […] Read more
June 13, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Minimum Sentences For certain offences, there are minimum terms of imprisonment that a court must impose, absent exceptional circumstances (or it being […] Read more
June 11, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Targeting Drink Drivers The government has announced its intention to use new roadside breathalysers, in a move that could see a further 6,000 […] Read more
June 7, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Getting Tough on Breach of Court Orders Today (7 June 2018), the Sentencing Council has published new guidelines for judges and magistrates for when they are sentencing […] Read more
June 4, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Social Media Crime With the ever-growing popularity of social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram it is important to take a […] Read more
May 31, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Unlawful Eviction So called ‘Rogue landlords’ are frequently in the news for allegedly charging tenants too much money, refusing to release a […] Read more
May 30, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Environment Agency Penalties Although some breaches of environmental law amount to criminal offences, not all do. There are a wide range of potential […] Read more
May 17, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Drugs Importation It is common for officers at airports and other ports of entry to intercept people carrying controlled drugs in their […] Read more
May 17, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet But I had no choice! There is a defence in law known as necessity or duress of circumstances. It can be very difficult to demonstrate […] Read more