Month: August 2022

Police powers: Strip searching. As part of a standard stop and search, police officers can require those being searched to remove an outer coat, jacket, or gloves. Officers also have legal powers to require individuals to remove more clothing. This is commonly referred to as “strip-searching”. Strip searches are recognised as a highly intrusive interaction with […]

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Confiscation and Proportionality. Confiscation remains one of the most challenging areas of criminal law, confusing not only clients but also many lawyers with insufficient expertise in this area. In a recent case, the Supreme Court considered the situation where a person lies to secure a job but goes on to perform excellently in that role. […]

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The Ryan Giggs Trial. Former footballer Ryan Giggs is on trial for a number of offences including “using controlling and coercive behaviour”. We of course would never comment on an ongoing trial, but in this article, we explore further the elements of this offence. So, what is the offence? Controlling or coercive behaviour does not relate […]

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New Hunting Offences. Sections 63 and 64 of The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came in to force on 1st August 2022. It created two new offences of trespass with intent to pursue hares (s.63 PCSCA 2022) and being equipped to search for or pursue hares (s.64 PCSCA 2022). The s 63 offence (Trespass […]

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Mercy Killings. A man who slit his wife’s throat “in an act of love” and tried to kill himself has been found not guilty of murder after a jury accepted the couple had made a suicide pact. Graham Mansfield, 73, from Hale in Greater Manchester, was given a suspended sentence of two years after being […]

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