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What is Stalking?
In 2012, new offences of stalking were recognised and introduced. These include: stalking involving fear of violence and stalking involving serious alarm or distress. The common behaviours of stalking… Following the person Constantly contacting or trying to contact the person for any reason Posting content that is related to the person Spying and watching the… Read more »
The Many Risks of Importing Drugs
Airports are obviously one of the most common locations for people seeking to smuggle drugs from one place to another, concealed either in their clothing, luggage or even in their bodies. People often attempt to transport these drugs for their suppliers in foreign jurisdictions, also referred to as a ‘mule’. Why do people do this? … Read more »
Stephen Davies on Sunday Politics
Recent Tuckers’ recruit, Stephen Davies, was featured yesterday on Sunday Politics in their segment relating to the crisis facing the criminal justice system. The segment can be seen via this link The segment also featured a junior barrister, explaining the difficulties faced by the criminal justice system as the result of repeated funding cuts over… Read more »
Can My Case Be Heard Without People Finding Out?
The basic rule is that if you are charged with a criminal offence and are over the age of 17, the details of your case are public and your name could appear in local news and the newspapers, particularly if it is a high profile case for any reason. Obviously, these days, anything in the… Read more »
Cases Affected Due to Barrister Strike
In recent news, over 70 criminal sets of barristers chambers across the jurisdiction of England and Wales have individually voted to not accept any new work for representation orders granted on or thereafter 01 April 2018. Barristers are not on strike, instead they are simply not accepting new legal aid cases following a cut to the… Read more »
Dangerous Driving – The Ins and Outs
If someone is prosecuted for Dangerous Driving, the maximum prison sentence they will receive is 2 years, however if their dangerous driving resulted in taking someone’s life, this number will increase to 14 years. Dangerous driving definition: “A person is to be regarded as driving dangerously if (and, subject to subsection (2) below, only if)… Read more »
Arson and Criminal Damage Sentencing Guidelines
The Sentencing Council has launched new Arson and Criminal Damage sentencing guidelines which cover arson, criminal damage and racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage offences. ‘Arson’ is the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. The reasoning behind the new guidelines is for ease and consistency of sentencing for these particular offences. The Magistrates’ Court… Read more »
CrowdJustice Campaign – Alert your MP to the state of criminal justice
It seems bizarre to be talking about the need to alert our elected representatives to the plight of the criminal justice system. Don’t they know already? We suspect that the answer is “no” – and we suspect that the example of Nigel Evans MP is instructive. He was part of the Conservative government that removed… Read more »
Kelly Thomas’ Military Case Success
Head of Tuckers Military Law department acted in a case which has attracted significant media attention. The case eventually collapsed, exposing the criticism of the three year investigation – as reported in the Guardian. The Judge criticised military investigators after the collapse of the case against army instructors who were accused of bullying teenage recruits…. Read more »
Latest Domestic Abuse Protections Released
In recent news, the government has announced further changes to the sentencing of domestic abuse offences, including a new definition that will apply to all possible relationships and victims and now covers controlling behaviour and economic abuse. Domestic abuse: Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those… Read more »