Jail sentence for man stalking ex girlfriend
Posted By: Carla Fraser
A man in England who placed a tracking device on his ex-girlfriend’s car and tried to intimidate her into dropping a stalking charge has been sentenced to six months in jail. At Gloucester Crown Court Mr Wozencroft pleaded guilty to stalking Ms Jackson and intimidating her with a view to perve...
Did You Know....What Our Clients Say About Us?
Posted By: Francesca Glynn
At Edwards & Co we pride ourselves in delivering a high quality service in a caring professional way. In the litigation department this is crucial as our clients are often going through a difficult and stressful process. We like to measure how well we live up to that aim so we ask our clients...
Northern Ireland conviction over Facebook revenge porn
Posted By: Carla Fraser
Revenge porn victims can now seek redress through the criminal courts by reporting such an incident to the PSNI. As a result, one of the first successful prosecutions for revenge porn has just taken place in Northern Ireland. Mr Darren McGowan-Gormley posted private sexual photos of his ex-girlfrie...
Posted By: Raymond Johnston
The trial of the five-time world player of the year footballer Lionel Messi and his father Jorge on tax fraud charges has begun in Spain. Messi and his father, who manages his financial affairs, are accused of defrauding the Spanish government of more than €4m between 2007 and 2009. Spanish...
Posted By: Michael May
A schoolgirl in the USA is being charged with making threats using emojis and given that where the US leads UK generally follows there is every likelihood that prosecution here is not far away. The 12 year old girl posts what is alleged to be a harassing and threatening text on her Instagram site l...
Early Guilty Plea: Incentive V Reward
Posted By: Raymond Johnston
New sentencing guidelines intended to encourage guilty pleas are to be consulted on in England and Wales. As things currently stand defendants can have their sentence reduced by up to a third if they plead guilty at “the first reasonable opportunity”. This is applicable in England and Wa...
Posted By: Michael May
Many of us dream of having an alternative life, including me. I wanted to be a rock star. In the case of Dave Rowntree he decided to curtail his rock star life in order to follow his dream of becoming a lawyer! He currently practices as a Criminal Solicitor in Kingsley Napley. He has not howev...
