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16th Sep 2021
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Stalking, good character and unduly lenient sentences
Dipu Ahad was a councillor in Newcastle when a lady approached him for assistance as her former partner was harassing her. She approached him due to his stan...
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28th Jul 2021
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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was introduced in the House of Lords in early July and awaits a second reading. The Bill is formed of thirteen parts, inclu...
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16th Jun 2021
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Detention of seized cash
HMRC seized £35,000 cash in plastic carrier bags from a Mr Mann as it was suspected he was fraudulently evading excise duty. Boxes of vodka worth around £220,000 had also bee...
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9th Jun 2021
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New proposed sentencing guidelines - burglary
The Sentencing Council has announced a consultation on the revision of sentencing guidelines for domestic, non-domestic and aggravated burglary offences.
Th...
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8th Jun 2021
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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...
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8th Jun 2021
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Assault sentencing guidelines
The existing assault guidelines came into effect in January 2012; at the same time, the attempt murder guideline was revised.
Following an "extensive and complex proj...
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