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Councils crack down on fly-tipping

7 February 2018 by Tom Bancroft

Councils crack down on fly-tipping

Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste. There has been a significant rise in the amount of fly-tipping incidents in recent years and Councils are clamping down on the disposal of domestic waste, especially in London. Those who are found guilty of fly-tipping, following a prosecution, could receive a substantial fine and/or a custodial sentence. […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: advice, crime, criminal, expertise, fly-tipping, illegal, interview under caution, police interview, police station, prison, prosecution, Solicitors, specialist

It is time to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility

28 September 2017 by Tom Bancroft

It is time to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility

Wells Burcombe Solicitors specialise in defending criminal cases and a large proportion of the cases we deal with concern allegations made against children and young persons. In England, as part of the Labour Government’s “tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime” rhetoric in 1997, the common law presumption of incapacity of children aged […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: advice, children, criminal, criminal proceedings, criminal responsibility, expertise, law, law change, prison, prosecution, Solicitors, specialist

6 reasons why you should always have a solicitor for a police interview

13 September 2017 by Tom Bancroft

6 reasons why you should always have a solicitor for a police interview

1.It is free Regardless of your income, means or assets, and regardless of the nature of the allegation (however serious or minor) everyone is entitled to free and independent legal advice at the police station. If you ask for a solicitor to attend to assist you in a police interview, the police cannot refuse. They […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: advice, criminal, expertise, knowledge, police interview, prison, prosecution, Solicitors

Horses for Courses

2 November 2016 by Wells Burcombe

Horses for Courses

Have you ever wondered what the expression ‘horses for courses’ actually means? It’s an expression that almost all of us have heard at one time or another. The expression originates from horse owners and trainers who run their horses depending on the conditions of the trace course and conditions. Some horses prefer hard ground, some […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: criminal proceedings, expertise, knowledge, prison, Prison Law, proceeds of crime and confiscation (POCA), prosecution, Solicitors, specialist

Prison adjudications before the Governor “the ‘Tarrant’ criteria”

13 June 2016 by Wells Burcombe

Prison adjudications before the Governor “the ‘Tarrant’ criteria”

Alan Burcombe, Partner with Wells Burcombe Solicitors, highlights problem areas for prisoners having adjudications before the Governor. Adjudications within the prison system are either dealt with by the Prison Governor or otherwise by an outside District Judge and depends entirely upon the nature of the charge and whether the inmate is a lifer or an […]

Filed Under: Crime Tagged With: criminal, judicial, prison, tarrant criteria

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