[lwptoc skipHeadingLevel="h3"] If you're reading this, you might be in a difficult situation. Perhaps you've been charged with Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH), or you've been a victim of it. Either way, you're likely feeling overwhelmed and confused about what it all means. This article aims...
[lwptoc skipHeadingLevel="h3"] In the hidden corners of British society, cottaging and cruising have long been part of gay subculture. Rooted in times of criminalization and stigma, these practices have persisted despite legal and social changes. Today, they exist in a complex legal grey area, balancing...
[lwptoc skipHeadingLevel="h3"] Restraining orders, powerful legal tools designed to protect individuals from harm or harassment, can significantly alter one's life. While these court-mandated directives serve a crucial purpose in safeguarding vulnerable parties, circumstances may arise where the affected individual seeks to dissolve such an order....
What is Money Laundering? To hide their illegally obtained money, criminals and criminal organisations take part in a practice known as money laundering. This process can involve many stages and vary in complexity, but the process is always essentially the same. Illegal or “dirty” money is...
When a crime is being investigated, the process undertaken by the police demands that they interview everyone involved. While this does not mean that every person that is interviewed is a suspect, it is essential to remember that the police are looking out for any evidence they can use....
People trafficking is not a new phenomenon. It is now a form of modern-day slavery. Those criminals perpetrating people trafficking do so for one principal reason. To force those who are trafficked to commit crimes, whether it is through the offer of sexual services, through...
Money laundering is a term used to describe how criminals disguise and integrate illegal financial movements into legitimate economic systems. It can pose problems in both the short and long-term and has the potential to disrupt the integrity of entire financial institutions. National economies and...
Every year in the UK, thousands of assaults and physical attacks are reported. Often, the victims are left with injuries, both mental and physical, which can significantly affect their lives. The CICA (Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority), was set up in an attempt to help these victims benefit...
Mortgage fraud is an ever-increasing crime in the UK. Every year, around four mortgages in every one thousand are found to be fraudulent. This costs the housing market vast amounts of money yearly. As a criminal act, mortgage fraud varies in scale and severity. It...
The 2007 Money Laundering Regulations define a politically exposed person (PEP) as "an individual with a high profile political role or someone who has been entrusted with a prominent public function.' These populations have been recognised as notable because they carry a higher risk of...
ABH (actual bodily harm) and GBH (grievous bodily harm) are offences under the Offences Against the Person Act 18611. Both are preceded by the term 'Assault occasioning…' with the ABH or GBH determined by the level of injury sustained. Assault without injury would be recorded...
There was a recent news report in the Daily Mirror1 on a potential wrongful conviction, which helps to highlight the enormous damage that can be done to the lives of innocent people when our judiciary system fails someone. The BBC2 reported that between 2007 and 2017, 84 people were...
The short and simple answer to the above question is a resounding “yes”. It is also a more stringent a rule than many believe as you do not have to be caught watching the TV without a TV licence, merely having a TV connected to...
The news and social media are rife with heart-wrenching stories about the unnecessary and brutal killing of George Floyd. Peaceful protests are being held across the world in response to the death of Mr Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, USA. Mr...
Gone are the days when you just had a television in your living room. Now we also own a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop. It's the birth of a second screen; which is ever-present in your lives. How has online exacerbated cyberbullying? The marvel...
With the online retail sales continuing to soar, nearly 3000 shops have closed in the first half of 2019 alone; that's about 16 shops closing every day. In 2018, Brits spent £12.3 billion on online groceries alone; making it the fastest-growing segment online. As identity...
Money laundering happens everywhere around the world. It is the process where a large amount of money generated by some form of criminal activity, like drug trafficking, appears to have come from a legitimate source. The so-called dirty money from criminal activity is then passed...
