Posts Categorized: News
An Indicated Plea From The Priory
On the 9th January 2019 at Brighton Magistrates’ Court, Julia Thomas of Tuckers Solicitors, leading the prosecution on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive, secured an indicated guilty plea from the Priory Healthcare Limited part of the Priory Group to a breach of section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act… Read more »
End of The Road for Short Prison Sentences?
The big news story this weekend was the surprising news that the Prisons Minister is considering whether to abolish the power to impose short prison sentences, being those that last 6 months or less, a move that has been welcomed by prison rights charities and probation staff alike. Arguing for the need for reform, Mr… Read more »
Daily Mail reviews Richard Egan legal career
The Daily Mail has extensively reviewed Tuckers’ Partner Richard Egan’s career in one of its recent posts about the case involving Jack Shepherd. The review in full, including the credit to Neil Sears of the Daily Mail is reproduced below. How Jack Shepherd lawyer won legal aid lawyer of the year By Neil Sears for… Read more »
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… is the answer. The Public Order Act 1986 contains the most likely answer for any prosecution, in sections 4, 4A, and 5. These sections deal with ‘lower level’ public order offences. What are those provisions?… Read more »
A Simple Adjournment?
In criminal practice, you might think that obtaining an adjournment (the postponing or rescheduling of a trial) is a relatively simple and straightforward matter, but you would be wrong. In reality, getting an adjournment is now a complex process, and only the best use of the relevant principles will ensure the best outcome for your… Read more »
Tuckers Challenges Ealing’s Public Spaces Protection Order
Andre Clovis of Tuckers Solicitors’ Police Actions Department, assisted by Lucinda Hawthorn, acts for Alina Dulgheriu who is challenging the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) imposed by Ealing Council. The PSPO prevents pro-life vigils offering support from being held outside the abortion clinic on Mattock Lane, thereby restricting Alina and others’ rights to freedom of… Read more »
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 previous convictions you have. Whether this has any impact upon the sentence passed will very much depend on the date of those convictions and the relevance of any previous convictions to the most recent offence…. Read more »
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 online can get you into serious trouble. Few people are aware of the offences that can be committed, and ignorance is usually no defence. This article seeks to explain the background to some offences in… Read more »
Statement relating to the case of Jack Shepherd
In response to today’s article in the Daily Mail regarding the case of Jack Shepherd, referencing the role of Tuckers, there are a number of inaccuracies – as well as (predictably) the tone of the article being completely skewed to misrepresent the nature of legal aid, criminal defence solicitors and the role of the wider… Read more »
Psychoactive Substances
In 2016 legislation was brought in banning the production, sale, distribution and supply of psychoactive substances. Within that legislation there was a requirement for the government to review the law to measure any changes in outcomes before and after the law was introduced, to see if its aims were being achieved. That review has just… Read more »