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Delay & Alleged Historic Offending
Delay & Alleged Historic Offending. It is now commonplace for us to be asked to deal with cases where a person is accused of a crime, most commonly of a sexual nature, which is said to have occurred many decades earlier. Not surprisingly, those accused will wonder how they can be expected to properly defend […]
Proceeds of Crime – Confiscation Reform on the Cards
Proceeds of Crime – Confiscation Reform on the Cards. The Law Commission has published new reforms to overhaul the system for recovering the proceeds of criminal activities. The reforms, which are the culmination of a Home Office-commissioned review, would enhance enforcement powers and could lead to the recovery of millions of pounds of additional funds […]
Review of Unduly Lenient Sentences – Latest Figures Published
The Attorney General has the power to refer to the Court of Appeal sentences for certain offences that they believe to be unduly lenient. This is sometimes called the unduly lenient sentence scheme. The scheme was established in the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and came into force in 1989. The purpose of the scheme is […]