Legislation Update Manchester 1
Speaker: Nicky Hall
Date: Spring 2017
CRIMINAL
Nicky Hall HCA
Robert Lizar and Co Solicitors
Manchester conference
Psychoactive Substances Act
Legal Highs
Expert Reports
Exempted Substances
Production
Knowledge
Reckless knowledge
Suspicion Intent
Supply
Offering to supply
Aggravating factors
PWITS conditions
Import and Export
Possesion in Custody
Exemptions
Civil Sanctions
Warnings
Notices
Prohibition Order.
POCA
Summary
Dangerous Dogs
Culpability
Destruction Order
Mode of Trial
Early Guilty Plea
Crown Court Trial
Procedure and Complexity
Pre Sentence Reports
Youth Court Trial with Adult and Sentence
Interests of Justice
YJCEA 1999
Factors and Roles Played
Maturity,Learning Difficulties,Mental Health
Previous Convictions
"Extended disqualification in....."
Road traffic update
Extended disqualification
Custodial sentence
Potential mistakes
Working the provision through
Road Traffic Offenders Act s35 and 35b
Discretionary and Appropriate Extension of Disqualification
Three route checklist to sentence
Time served
Intention for disqualification to be served in the community
Immigration Offences
Section 31 Defence Immigration and Asylum Act
conditions and negligent advice
1951 Refugee Convention
Factors raised and practical application
Crown to prove not a refugee
Short stopover,
Reporting without delay,
Trafficking
Good Cause
Gathering Information
Advising the Client on s31 Defence
Problems at Court of Appeal
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