Serious Crime

Serious Violence Reduction Orders

 8th Mar 2023  News

Serious Violence Reduction Orders   In April 2023, Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) are due to come into force in certain pilot areas (Section 342A to 342K of the Sentencing Code).   The conviction... Read more

Landfill Tax fraud & Waste Crime

 17th Jan 2023  News

Landfill Tax fraud & Waste Crime   Landfill Tax applies to all waste disposed at a licensed landfill site (unless the waste is classed as exempt).   The permit holders for landfill sites (operators) are... Read more

Stalking and Stalking Protection Orders

 8th Jun 2021  News

Stalking and Stalking Protection Orders   A former premier league footballer, Shayne Bradley, pleaded guilty to stalking a former girlfriend.   It was said he followed her, watched her house, sent mails and... Read more

Encrochat

 11th Feb 2021  News

Encrochat   A vast number of cases are awaiting a criminal trial that will rely, to a greater or lesser extent, on the admissibility of communications made via the supposedly highly encrypted Encrochat service. &... Read more

Sentencing for Drugs Offences

 28th Jan 2021  News

Sentencing for Drugs Offences   New sentencing guidelines for some drugs offences will come in to force on 1 April 2021 and will apply to all cases sentenced on or after that date.   The update is to reflec... Read more