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Money Laundering – A Double Penalty?
Money Laundering – A Double Penalty? It is prevalent for money laundering offences (under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) to be charged alongside other alleged criminality, particularly drug offences. Whilst dealing with the monetary gains from offending will indeed amount to a separate money laundering offence, it raises the question of how those offences […]
Firearms Licensing – Court Authorises Secret Evidence
Firearms Licensing – Court Authorises Secret Evidence. Appeals in relation to the removal of firearms licenses are heard in the Crown Court and the practice and procedure surrounding such hearings has been settled for many decades. In a recent case, the question arose as to whether a Crown Court has the power to receive evidence in […]
Out of Court Disposals – Government Consults on Changes
Out of Court Disposals – Government Consults on Changes. A public consultation invites views on the operational impact and workability of the newly drafted Code of Practice for the statutory two-tier framework of Out of Court Disposals, as set out in The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act 2022. Out-of-Court Disposals (OOCDs) is the term […]
Bridge Protestors Get No Sympathy From Court of Appeal
Bridge Protestors Get No Sympathy From Court of Appeal In the early hours of 17 October 2022 Morgan Trowland, who is now 40 years old, and Marcus Decker, who is now 34 years old, scaled the Queen Elizabeth II bridge on the M25 carriageway. They hoisted a “Just Stop Oil” banner across the bridge, and […]