Assault – common assault and battery, actual bodily harm (ABH), grievous bodily harm (GBH) Benefit Fraud – housing benefit, claiming whilst working, non-declaration of assets Blackmail Burglary – domestic, commercial, aggravated Child Neglect Conspiracy (to commit any of the offences on this page) Criminal Damage Dangerous Dogs Domestic violence Deception & Dishonesty offences Drugs – [...]

If you are worried about blackmail after reading this article and you would like to discuss your concerns in complete confidentiality please contact your nearest London office to arrange an appointment. Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a [...]

If you are worried about being prosecuted for common assault and battery after reading this article and you would like to discuss your concerns in complete confidentiality please contact your nearest London office to arrange an appointment. There are two offences: common assault and battery. A person commits the offence strictly known as assault or [...]

Benefit fraud is falsely claiming state help or money from the British government. It has been the subject of much media frenzy. In recent years, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched an aggressive campaign against benefit frauds and thefts using visual media using “No ifs, No buts” as a slogan to raise [...]

Burglary (also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking) is a crime, the essence of which is entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence. Usually that offence will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary. To commit a burglary is to burgle. If you [...]