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Ruling regarding causing or allowing serious physical harm to a vulnerable adult

Case Law
 In the case of R v Sheikh and others 2025, it was held that the conviction for causing or allowing serious physical harm to a vulnerable adult was unsafe where the circumstances in which were foreseeable were too broadly interpreted to include any harm that occurred within a domestic setting.

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Powers of arrest - non constable

Legal Q&A

 Security staff at our local shopping mall have been told that they can arrest people found committing criminal damage. The power of arrest for people who are not constables is for indictable offences only and where the damage is under £5,000, criminal damage can only be tried summarily so where is their power of arrest?

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Ruling regarding overlapping conspiracies

Case Law
 In the case of R v Oni and others (Justice intervening) 2025, the court determined it permissible to prosecute people for overlapping conspiracies (one to murder and one to cause grievous bodily harm with intent) arising from the same course of conduct but with different intentions. 

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In the Spotlight

Welcome to our legal feature 'In the Spotlight'

Bringing focus to a legal topic, making your professional life simpler by:

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The Briefing Room

The Briefing Room

This is our monthly feature, providing a recap of the most popular legal topics, a glimpse behind the scenes of Team PNLD,......

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Blackstones Police Operational Handbook 2025

Blackstones Police Operational Handbook 2025

The only portable, succinct law reference for police officers on the beat

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Top 100 SOW's

Top 100 SOW's

Download a report of the most used Standard Offence Wordings and Codes for quick reference in custody suites.

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Summary Only Offences

Summary Only Offences

View the fifty most commonly used summary only offences listed in categories for ease of use.

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