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Regulatory
In our recent article ‘Company Director Disqualification | Company Offences Defence’, we explained the intent behind the issue by the Court of Director Disqualification Orders being primarily to punish unacceptable conduct concerning the administration of companies and to prevent those involved from further company involvement for such period as ordered.
16/06/23
Criminal Litigation
During the course of a criminal Trial, the Court is obliged to ensure that vulnerable parties or witnesses are able to fully understand the proceedings and effectively communicate, which it achieves by the provision of Intermediary Assistance where required. In order to satisfy this requirement, The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (‘the Act’) provides certain witnesses access to special measures, where appropriate, to help improve the quality of the evidence given.
14/06/23
Regulatory
The intent behind the issue by the Court of Director Disqualification Orders is to prevent those whose conduct in relation to the management of one or more companies has proven to be unacceptable, having regard to, inter alia, the requirements of prevailing company legislation, to the extent that it is appropriate to disqualify such individual(s) from being involved in the running of any registered company for such period as the Disqualification Order dictates.
12/06/23
Criminal Litigation
Sections 27 and 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 allow children and vulnerable adults who are victims or witnesses to be examined ‘in Chief’, or under ‘Cross Examination’, before a Trial commences and for a video recording of that examination to be shown to the Jury during the course of such proceedings in the absence of that child or vulnerable adult. Helen Holder outlines the special measures which can be adopted by a Trial Judge.
09/06/23
Criminal Litigation
The Public Order Act 2023, (‘the Act’), implements new offences designed to support existing Police powers by enabling them to respond more effectively to dangerous protests. Mohammed Ahmed sets out these new offences.
07/06/23
Criminal Litigation
In recognition of the continuing increase in offences involving the use of knives, the Government has published, via the Sentencing Council, two new Sentencing Guidelines (‘the New Guidelines’); one for sentencing organisations and one for sentencing individuals.
05/06/23

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