MOHAMMED AMIR RIAZ Year of call: 2003 Education: University of Wolverhampton, Law LLB Hons Inns of Court School of Law, BVC Cardiff Law School, Police Station Accreditation & Duty Solicitor Accreditation Memberships: Criminal Bar Association, Gray’s Inn Languages: English, Punjabi, Urdu Areas of expertise: Crime & Immigration CRIME: Overview: Mr…
Claire Mawer has co-authored the Youth Justice Legal Centre’s (YJLC) practitioners’ guide on child criminal exploitation, launched today. The guide takes practitioners through the key stages of a case involving child criminal exploitation from arrest through to trial and gives practical advice on the work that needs to be done…
Author: Kathryn Hirst Last week I experienced a totally different side of the criminal justice system. It was a moving and inspiring experience. It’s reassuring to know that there is a better side and there are successes in what we all agree is a failing system not least…
Are you committing a crime if you watch TV shows or films through ‘illegal’ streams or download copyrighted music or films from dodgy torrenting sites? You’ve probably seen the anti-piracy advert: “You wouldn’t steal a car… you wouldn’t steal a movie. Downloading pirated films is stealing. Stealing is against the…
Claire Mawer has recently been commissioned to co-author the Youth Justice’s Legal Centre’s ‘Turning 18’ guide. The guide provides an overview of the policies, procedures and rules applicable to dealing with defendants who turn 18 at various junctures in the criminal justice system. The guide also deals with the sentencing…
Pupillage at 15NBS 15NBS is a welcoming place to be a pupil. By the end of my first six, I had met every member of Chambers because my supervisor encouraged me to see a range of trials and different styles of advocacy. I shadowed more than half the members of…
INTRODUCTION The Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) received royal assent on 25th March 2020, whilst The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020 No 350) came into force on 26th March 2020 (“the Regulations”). It should be noted that the Regulations apply in England only with Scotland, Wales…
Ellen Wright published an article entitled Suspicious Activity Reports: The Law Commission’s View in the Young Fraud Lawyers Association (YFLA) Winter Newsletter. See the newsletter here.
What is a SAR? When Part 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) came into force on the 24th July 2002, it brought with it the suspicious activity report (SAR) regime. The purpose of this regime is to prevent, detect and assist the prosecution of money laundering activities….
What are the new guidelines for domestic violence? Devised by the Sentencing Council, and influenced by a public consultation, sentencing guidelines are a useful tool in a Judge’s inventory. They provide a framework within which an offence can be categorised, and an appropriate sentence determined. On 24th May 2018, a…