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Police in Manchester recently arrested a man in connection with a barrage of tweets sent to Caroline Criado-Perez, a feminist campaigner fighting for an image of a woman to appear on the new bank note.

The Home Office has announced that it intends to stop certain old and minor cautions and convictions from appearing on criminal record certificates.

In the latest in a series of dispiriting judgments, in R v Plaku and others [2021] EWCA Crim 568, [2021] All ER (D) 56 (Apr)...

A former football coach who is already serving a 30-year prison sentence for child abuse has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexual abuse of two more complainants, ...

It's the section of the internet that is unknown to the vast majority of people. The Dark Web is a network of websites and servers that use encryption in an attempt to keep their activities secret

Over the last couple of weeks we have seen a raft of announcements as the UK steps up to the growing challenge of cyber security.

The death of technology tycoon Mike Lynch, whose yacht sank off the coast of Sicily last week, has triggered calls by a some UK lawmakers to abolish Britain's extradition agreement with the US amid proposals...

Regulations have been made commencing the remaining provisions of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECA) relating to the new register of overseas entities owning UK property.

The Government has published its long-awaited response to its Online Harms consultation.

The prosecution claimed that two cars were involved in a chase along Plumstead High Street, during which shots were fired from one vehicle towards the other.

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured two convictions but failed with one prosecution in its latest interest rate manipulation case.

A young college student faced a police investigation for alleged sexual assault without knowing why he was being contacted. Through careful preparation, strategic legal representation...

The article goes on to address some of the potential unintended consequences that may transpire should some of the core sentencing provisions of the Bill be enacted into law.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced that it has made its first use of the new Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) regime, within four weeks of it coming into force.

A client arrested on assault allegations made by his wife received urgent police station representation. After detailed disclosure review revealed no evidence of injury and inconsistencies in the complainant's account, a focused defence statement was prepared. The police subsequently decided to take no further action, allowing the client to avoid criminal proceedings.

A vulnerable client facing historic allegations of child cruelty, neglect, and physical abuse received specialist legal representation at a voluntary police interview.

Earlier this year, the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal handed down their judgment in the case of R v Windsor [2011] EWCA Crim 143, causing a flurry of interest among criminal lawyers.