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October 2026 Sentencing Changes
What do the October 2026 sentencing changes mean for defendants? The Sentencing Council has updated its guidelines following changes introduced by the Sentencing Act 2026, which took effect on 1…
What Sally Rooney teaches us about terrorist funding
When payment of a debt risks funding terrorism Irish novelist Sally Rooney has found herself in an unusual position. Her publisher, Faber, has announced that it will stop supplying her…
How a UK business can breach sanctions without exporting from the UK
Sanctions prohibit commerce between a sanctioned state and businesses with ties to the country imposing the sanction. You might assume that, when dealing with physical goods, if they never enter…
How can an anonymous online harasser be identified through the courts?
Imagine a situation where you are being harassed. Someone is putting your name into the addresses of thousands of pornographic websites. Searches for your name lead people to the pornographic…
Revenge porn: the law post January 2024
The phrase “revenge porn” can give the wrong impression of what the prosecution has to prove. Revenge is not a necessary ingredient. Under the current law, sharing an intimate image…
Higher mobile phone fines and what the sentencing proposals would change
A proposal to increase fines for using a mobile phone while driving sounds straightforward. Until you ask which drivers, which fines, and when. Those details make quite a difference. The…
Unduly lenient sentence not increased – what’s the story?
Why did the Court of Appeal declined to increase a sentence despite ruling it was 'unduly lenient'? Andrew Leach was a 60-year-old man convicted of attempting to engaging in…
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