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The government has announced its intention to use new roadside breathalysers, in a move that could see a further 6,000 convictions per year for drink driving. […]

Today (7 June 2018), the Sentencing Council has published new guidelines for judges and magistrates for when they are sentencing offenders who have breached court orders. […]

With the ever-growing popularity of social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram it is important to take a step back and consider your use […]

So called ‘Rogue landlords’ are frequently in the news for allegedly charging tenants too much money, refusing to release a deposit or evicting tenants unlawfully. What […]

Although some breaches of environmental law amount to criminal offences, not all do. There are a wide range of potential penalties that are quite different to […]

It is common for officers at airports and other ports of entry to intercept people carrying controlled drugs in their luggage, clothing or inside their bodies […]

There is a defence in law known as necessity or duress of circumstances. It can be very difficult to demonstrate and will only apply in unusual […]

If you are over 17 years of age, the easiest answer is that it could. These days, press reporting via social media can happen very quickly […]

In the crown court, while a fine is not the most common punishment meted out, when they are imposed they tend to be very large. Do […]

When clients turn their mind to what punishment they might receive if they plead guilty to, or are convicted of, a criminal offence, in most cases […]