Posts By: pareekc
The Death Penalty and Extradition
The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, caused controversy this week indicating that that he would not seek an assurance that the death penalty would not be imposed in the cases of Alexander Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, if they were extradited to the US. Since the death penalty was abolished in the UK, there has been… Read more »
Sir Cliff Richard & the law of Privacy
One of the big news stories of the last week or so has been the case in which the BBC was ordered to pay damages to Sir Cliff Richard for breach of privacy. The background was the BBC filming a search of Sir Cliff’s property in July 2014 by the South Yorkshire police. He was… Read more »
The HSE (Health & Safety Executive)
What is the HSE and what do they do? The HSE (Health & Safety Executive) is the national body in responsible for health and safety in workplaces. Their aim is to prevent death, injury and ill-health in workplaces, offering free guidance and advice, inspections and investigations if any issues arise. They focus on the most… Read more »
Explosives
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Explosives Act 1883 makes it an offence to cause an explosion that is likely to endanger life or property, to attempt this or to keep an explosive with intent to endanger life or property. This is an extremely serious offence which is dealt with at the Crown court and carries life imprisonment…. Read more »
Arson – What is it and what are the consequences?
‘Arson’ is the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. There are a number of different offences that fall under arson, including simple arson, arson (being reckless as to whether life is endangered) and arson with intent to endanger life. Simple Arson Simple arson is where someone causes criminal damage by fire, e.g. setting… Read more »
New Sentencing Guidelines
The Sentencing Council has announced new a sentencing guideline for intimidatory offences which will take effect on or after 1st October 2018. This means that it could affect your current case. Judge Rosa Dean, a member of the Sentencing Council has said: “Our guidelines recognise and reflect the very intimate, personal and intrusive nature of… Read more »
Participation in Organised Crime
A new offence was created under Section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2015, meaning it’s an offence to be involved and participate in any activities of an organised crime group. It will work along side the offence of conspiracy, a charge aimed at major players in this area. The new participation offence is aimed… Read more »
What are Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs)?
What is a CBO? If you are convicted of a criminal offence, you could be given a criminal behaviour order (CBO), which was previously known as an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO). There are a few differences in the two, but each of them have a similar impact. A CBO can be applied to anyone over… Read more »
Government crackdown on possession of weapons
There has been an increase in serious knife crime and other violence in the UK over the past year. To help tackle this, the government has released an ‘Offensive Weapons Bill’, which will take a stricter approach to anyone in possession of harmful liquids and weapons. So, what will change? It will become a criminal… Read more »
What are TICs?
If someone is going to, or has pleaded guilty or are waiting to be sentenced, they can admit to any other offences and ask that they are considered at the time of sentencing. Doing so could have a positive impact, as it will show the court and the police that you are willing to wipe… Read more »