Posts Categorized: News
Hands free devices – What are the chances?
There are many arguments about hands free devices in vehicles, and whether they become dangerous in certain circumstances. Recently, a woman was jailed for 3 years due to causing death by dangerous driving whilst using a hands-free mobile phone. She collided with a motorbike head-on and killed the motorist instantly. The woman was not using… Read more »
Voluntary Interviews – Gemma Blythe at the Justice Gap
Gemma Blythe – Caseworker at Tuckers Margate, has published an article for the Justice Gap which can be found here. Gemma explained that the government have recently consulted on the PACE Codes of Practice in relation to voluntary interviews. The proposal is that PACE would provide additional safeguards to ensure suspects questioned by the police by… Read more »
Extradition – What is it?
Extradition is where someone is returned to stand trial or serve a sentence in another country where they have been accused of doing something against the law. In some cases, a warrant may be issued against them. The process starts with a request from the state to the UK authorities, and it is up to the… Read more »
Jury Trials – Do you get a fair trial?
There are opposing points of view regarding jury trials, but the popular belief is that it is a good thing to have 12 people chosen at random as this can help to give a more fair trial, being given the responsibility of making the decision as to guilt in a Crown Court trial. However, the… Read more »
Knife Crime – What are the consequences?
In a recent article about knife crime for the Guardian, statistics show that there were 4,054 hospital admissions for assault with sharp instruments in the year ending March 2016, with a 13% increase in comparison to the previous year, which had 3,590 admissions. A Metropolitan Police report also states that in the last 5 years,… Read more »
Can mental health patients have a fair trial?
Andrea Coomer, Director of campaign group Justice, recently told the Guardian: “the criminal justice system is not suitably designed to accommodate people with mental health or learning difficulties”, following a report prepared by Justice into the state of mental health and its impacts on people in the criminal justice system receiving a fair trial. Included in… Read more »
Domestic Violence Protection Notices and Orders
Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs) are mainly used by police when they are attending a potential scene of domestic violence, either as protection for the victim when an arrest has been made, or if an arrest has been made but there is an undergoing investigation. DVPNs are used to evict the recipient from the property… Read more »
Youth Prisons – Do they actually work?
There has been some recent research into the way that other countries handle their youth prisons, partly in response to some of the horrific feedback about the UK youth prisons. It’s argued that putting young children and teenagers in prison does not prevent them from getting into further crimes, it does the opposite. Conversely, statistics… Read more »
Hind Ibrahim – promoted to Partner
Tuckers is delighted to announce that from 1 December 2017, Hind Ibrahim will be a Partner at Tuckers Solicitors LLP. Hind joined Tuckers in 2008 along with a number of colleagues from Fisher Meredith, when the crime department of that firm joined with Tuckers. She had a distinguished career as a duty solicitor, mainly working… Read more »
Forensic Testing Scandal
Stories about a forensic testing scandal have been in the headlines due to the inaccuracies of forensic testing in two of the UK’s largest laboratories, which have already resulted in arrests pending further police investigation. Randox Testing Services (RTS) and Trimega Laboratories handle samples for high-profile criminal and family law cases. Some of these samples… Read more »