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Varying or discharging Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Sexual Risk Orders

17 June 2021 by Wells Burcombe

Varying or discharging Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Sexual Risk Orders

Living with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) or a Sexual Risk Order (SRO) can have a huge impact on your life. Not only will your personal life be greatly affected, due to the fear and stress that comes with having such an order imposed on you, but your career is also likely to suffer […]

Filed Under: Appeals, Crime Tagged With: sexual harm prevention order, sexual offences, SHPO, sro

Domestic abuse and coercive control

28 January 2020 by Jo McMillin

Domestic abuse and coercive control

The figures for incidents of domestic abuse make stark reading. According to the Office for National Statistics, an estimated 2.4 million adults aged 16 to 74 years experienced domestic abuse over the period April 2018-March 2019. In the UK, the number of people killed as a result of domestic violence hit its highest-level last year. Indeed, […]

Filed Under: Appeals, Family Tagged With: coercive control

Murder & coercive control- Is your conviction safe?

29 August 2019 by Jo McMillin

Murder & coercive control- Is your conviction safe?

Coercive control only became a crime in 2015. It has taken a while for awareness of this offence to build, and for the signs of coercive control to become more recognised and acknowledged. In recent months, the successful appeal against conviction of Sally Challen has received much publicity. Her murder conviction for the killing her […]

Filed Under: Appeals, Crime, Family Tagged With: coercive behaviour, diminished responsibility

Flawed forensic evidence – a ground for appeal?

7 June 2018 by Tom Bancroft

Flawed forensic evidence – a ground for appeal?

There has been much media speculation recently concerning a number of convictions which are currently being reviewed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following an announcement that several cases appear to have been based on flawed forensic evidence. In May 2017, The Times reported that as a result of this issue, approximately 600 toxicology tests […]

Filed Under: Appeals, Crime Tagged With: advice, appeal, Appeals, crime, criminal appeals, evidence, forensic evidence, grounds for appeal, lawyers, Solicitors

Wells Burcombe help secure reduced sentence for ‘Essex Boys’ Jack Whomes

29 May 2018 by Tom Bancroft

Wells Burcombe help secure reduced sentence for ‘Essex Boys’ Jack Whomes

Jack Whomes, convicted of the so called ‘Essex Boys’ murders, had his minimum sentence reduced by the High Court following an application from Wells Burcombe. Jack Whomes was convicted of the murders of Patrick Tate, Anthony Tucker and Craig Rolfe in 1998. The murders became known as the ‘Essex Boys’ case, after it inspired a […]

Filed Under: Appeals, Crime Tagged With: Appeals, crime, criminal, criminal appeals, criminal proceedings, Essex Boys, investigation, Jack Whomes, prosecution

Update regarding Sexual Harm Prevention Orders

23 March 2018 by Tom Bancroft

Update regarding Sexual Harm Prevention Orders

Sexual Harm Prevention Orders (SHPO) are a common additional order imposed by a court following convictions for sexual offences. They may include preventing travel overseas, restrictions on certain forms of employment and limiting internet usage for the offender. A SHPO lasts for a minimum of 5 years and has no maximum length. The purpose of […]

Filed Under: Appeals, Crime Tagged With: advice, Appeals, court, Court of Appeal, crime, criminal, criminal appeals, illegal, law change, Reviewing your Sentence, sexual harm prevention order

Reviewing your sentence

5 August 2016 by Wells Burcombe

Reviewing your sentence

Robert Banks of ‘Banks on Sentence’ Wells Burcombe criminal defence and criminal appeal solicitors work very closely with leading barrister in the field of sentencing, Robert Banks. He has appeared as leading counsel in numerous high profile and notable cases and in recent years has established himself as a leading authority on sentencing. He is […]

Filed Under: Appeals, Crime Tagged With: Appeals, criminal appeals, Reviewing your Sentence, Robert Banks, sentencing

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