Crime
8 Jun 2023
Can a parent legally abduct their own child?
Child abduction is a disturbing and heartbreaking reality that affects thousands of families worldwide. It can happen to any child, regardless of their age, gender, race, or nationality. Child abduction is defined as the act of wrongfully removing or retaining a child from their legal guardian without their consent or lawful authority. It is a […]
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17 May 2019
IMD has successfully achieved the reduction of a mandatory minimum sentence for a criminal law client
This case features an IMD client who approached us to appeal their sentence. Our Criminal Law team successfully got the sentence reduced from 5 years to 2 years at the Court of Appeal.
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2 Apr 2019
Another happy ending to an extradition case and a great result for our client
IMD Solicitor’s Crime department successfully discharged two European Arrest Warrants seeking the extradition of our client and served upon him in the space of 4 weeks. Both Solicitor and Head of Crime Department, Ms Justyna Blazewicz, and her Paralegal assistant, Ms Diana Przemecka had conduct of the case, successfully achieved the discharge of both European […]
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8 Mar 2019
New Sentencing Guidelines for offences involving Child Cruelty
On 1st of January 2019 the Sentencing Council published new sentencing guidelines regarding child cruelty offences. The guidelines cover the following offences: It is important to note that the cases charged before that day might be affected by the new guidelines if the sentencing is to take place after 1st of January 2019. Mrs Justice […]
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16 Nov 2018
Accused of having committed a sexual offence?
Have you been accused of committing a sexual offence? Justyna Blazewicz, Solicitor and Head of IMD’s Criminal Law team sets out some important advice. What constitutes sexual offence? The definition of sexual offences in law is very broad, and may include all types of sexual activity, physical or verbal, which is non-consensual. Some examples may […]
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19 Oct 2018
Drink driving – the law surrounding penalties and defences
An offence commonly known as ‘drink driving’, is committed by driving a vehicle with alcohol levels in the body exceeding the legal limit. The legal limits are as follows: What is important to note however, is that it is hard to pin point how many units and drinks exactly amounts to this as various factors […]
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