Daniel Woodman & Co Blog
February 7, 2018
February 7, 2018
Many in the medical profession are up in arms following a recent High Court case involving Dr Bawa-Garba (General Medical Council v Bawa-Garba [2018] EWHC 76 […]
February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018
In a legal challenge brought by the MP Tom Watson, and supported by campaign group Liberty, the High Court ruled that a major plank of the […]
February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018
“Revenge porn”, the criminal act of posting online intimate sexual pictures/video of a person without their consent, carries a potential prison sentence of up to 2 […]
February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018
On 31st January 2018, regulations bring into force sections of The Criminal Finances Act 2017 dealing with unexplained wealth orders (UWOs), along with various other related […]
December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
In this article, we consider appeals against sentence from the Crown Court to the Court of Appeal. The appeal process can be complicated depending […]
December 3, 2017
December 3, 2017
The Serious Crime Act 2007 The Serious Crime Act 2007 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that makes several radical changes to English criminal law. In particular, it […]
December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
A great many people are subject to restraining orders made under the Protection From Harassment Act 1997. The orders are designed to protect people from harassment […]
December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
If you were able to listen in to a conference between client and solicitor, you might hear an exchange a little like this one: ‘What am […]
December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
One of the most serious offences that can come before a court is ‘perverting the course of justice’, this is because it strikes at the […]
December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
As businesses prepare for Christmas, it is customary to inform clients of seasonal opening hours. For many, it will simply be a case of announcing the […]