Criminal LAW QUESTIONS

Am I within my rights to see any evidence the police may have on me before court?

Can a charge of 'perverting the course of justice' be brought against somebody who has willingly made a false allegation?

I work in supported housing with aduts affected by mental health issues. I am currently a suspected party in a safeguarding investigation after a client I had been assigned and who didn`t like my approach made a complaint of sexual harrassment. This is completely ficticious and born out of a wish to see me dismissed from my post. However, I have...

Our neighbour has attached her rainwater guttering to our drain down pipes without our permission and knowledge

Our neighbour has attached her rainwater guttering to our drain down pipes without our permission and knowledge. We were only made aware of this by a chartered surveyor who said this was a Trespass. As we are trying to sell the house we removed the pipes and returned these to her by placing them in her garden. Unfortunately the situation with this...

I have received a Fixed Penalty Notice for Unauthorised Deposit of Waste Section 33(1)(a)(d)/33ZA. Am I able to contest this FPN?

I have a small business in Southwark. We produce very minimal waste, just the occassional cardoard box. I have recently deposited some cardboard in a council recycling bin in our area and received an FPN from the council for this. The recycling bin clearly states that cardboard is accepted. I did not know or have reason to suppose that the act...

Actions against the police for failing to record a report regarding an assault on my daughter who was a minor when this happened

My daughter who has learning disabilities and was 17 years of age when a person in a position of trust, whilst on a residential trip away assaulted my daughter. This incident took place in September 2105. My daughter only disclosed what happened to her in September 2016, it was reported to the police and my daughter and I even had a meeting with a...

Sentence for assaulting a police officer

My 19 year old daughter was very drunk and aggressive and possibly had been smoking cannabis. I ended up calling the police to our home to help deal with her. She was verbally rude to them and when she refused to talk to them they tried to take her ipad from her and she punched one of them in the side of the face. They were sitting side by side on...

Can an alleged threat to kill over the phone stand up in a court of law?

Someone has accused my friend of threatening to kill them in a telephone conversation. My friend says this just didn't happen but he has been arrested and remanded on that basis. Isn't this just a case of their word against his and how can this possibly be proved?

Police interview 'under caution' - what does this constitute and is it recommended to have a solicitor attend?

My daughter was involved in a vehicle incident in January early one morning. She turned slowly into a side road off a main road. The car she was following stopped and as she went to pull round it, a pedestrian fell onto the rear of her car and landed on the road behind her. She stopped in front of the first car and called the ambulance.  ...

Giving new bank details to the police whilst on the sex offenders register

My son was convicted 4 months ago and has since got a new bank account. His probabtion officer has said he needs to inform the police of the new account, however the account was set up 5 weeks ago. Is he in breach of his conditions? We only just realised that he had to do it within 3 days

Can my curfew terms be changed??

I have just started serving a suspended sentence for gbh alongside comunity service and a big fine is a 3 month curfew. The curfew is quite relaxed 10pm-6am however I work as a plumber and emergency call out work can be a problem with this. I have heard the probation guys can refer me to the courts who can decide to take me off curfew and probably...

If you have an ongoing case and the electronically monitored curfew is a bail condition, how do you change address?

I have someone living with me for the last 5 weeks who was on trial and on an electronically monitored curfew as part of the bail condition. His case was scheduled to finish by around 13th April 2018 but unfortunately due to legal technicalities a re-trial has provisionally been set for 26th November 2018. I am unable to accommodate him for the next...

My ex smashed my windows admitted it in interview, but now in court he says not guilty. What will happen?

He smashed my windows because he thought I was in here with amother man. Lots of text prove this. I believe he is saying he thought I'd taken an overdose. The police told me he admitted it they also got his blood from the scene but in court he pled not guilty. What will happen?

How many hours can you be curfewed or tagged for? Is there legally a maximum hours that you can be held at home on tag?

What lesser charges might apply if Burglary can't be proven?

Hi, This is a purely hypothetical question from a fiction writer pondering a dilemma. I can't seem to find a clear cut answer from what I've read and I'm interested to know how this scenario might pan out:Someone enters a property they believe to be empty with the intention of sleeping there for the night. The have no intention to steal or damage anything,...

A girl I was sexting has shared nude photos of me with her friends. Do I have a case for revenge porn?

Ethically, I know I’m in the wrong, but legally, I think I have been the victim of revenge porn. I was ‘sexting’ a girl from work, sending nude pictures back and forth. I have a girlfriend. Therefore I was doing wrong. When the girl I was sexting realised I wasn’t going to finish with my girlfriend for her, she shared screen...