January 21, 2019 DW Blog No comments yet Sleepwalking – Is It A Defence? You wake up one morning and the horror of the night before quickly unfolds. Blue lights and uniformed police officers […] Read more
January 16, 2019 DW Blog No comments yet Plead in Haste, Regret at Leisure It should go without saying that no plea ought to be entered in any criminal case unless and until the […] Read more
January 14, 2019 DW Blog No comments yet End of The Road for Short Prison Sentences? The big news story of the weekend was the surprising news that the Prisons Minister is considering whether to abolish […] Read more
January 9, 2019 DW Blog No comments yet Soubry and the Nazi Slur – An Offence? Was it an offence to accuse Anna Soubry of being a Nazi whilst she was broadcasting on Sky News? Potentially, […] Read more
January 7, 2019 DW Blog No comments yet Parental Dilemmas That Could Land You in Prison It is a nightmare scenario that potentially any parent could face. A child returns home, late at night in an […] Read more
January 2, 2019 DW Blog No comments yet A Simple Adjournment? In criminal practice and procedure, you might think that the humble adjournment is a relatively simple and straightforward matter, but […] Read more
December 31, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Will the Court Know About My Previous Convictions? If you are being sentenced for an offence, the court will be aware of, and may take into account, any […] Read more
December 26, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet It’s a Genuine Fake! Unauthorised use of a registered trademark is a criminal offence, so selling fake goods at a car boot sale or […] Read more
December 24, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Psychoactive Substances New legislation was introduced in 2016 banning the production, sale, distribution and supply of psychoactive substances. Within that legislation was […] Read more
December 19, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Drink Driving – The Reality Many people have an image of a typical drink driver: overweight man, staggering from the pub after an all-day session […] Read more