The Sentencing Council has published proposed guidelines on public order offences, ranging from riots and large-scale violence by football fans down to low-level disorderly behaviour. The guidelines highlight aggravating factors such as inciting others to join in the violence as well as other factors such as damage to local communities and injuries to emergency services workers. Sentencing Council member Judge Sarah Munro said the proposed guidelines would ‘ensure that courts have comprehensive guidance for dealing with the great range of offending’. The consultation ends on 8 August.
10 May 2018
Public order guidelines published
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont
Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team
Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward
Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner
Flint Bishop—six appointments
Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments
NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
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A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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