Posts archive for April, 2020

The local authority has the power to prosecute in respect of a number of types of crime. This could be […]

When a judge makes a ruling at a crown court trial relating to one or more of the offences faced, […]

There are several types of criminal appeals. Appeals against conviction or sentence Cases start in the Magistrates Court. If you […]

Before a prosecution is commenced, the Crown Prosecution Service must apply two distinct tests. The first is whether there is […]

The dictionary definition of “to mitigate” is to lessen in force or intensity, to make less severe. Mitigation is the […]

In some instances, more than one person can be responsible for causing death by dangerous driving. An unusual case arose […]

The courts are provided with guidelines to assist in determining the appropriate sentence for a wide, and ever-expanding, range of […]

Expert evidence is used to provide information to the court, which is likely to be outside of the knowledge of […]