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The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
What happens if you're charged with a crime. Find out about the hearing, when you can be released on bail and being put in custody (on remand).
If you’re charged with a crime you’ll be given a ‘charge sheet’. This sets…
When you’re waiting for a court hearing or a trial, you might be given…
If the court decides to put you on remand it means you’ll go to prison…
Find out about the criminal offences relating to offshore income, assets and activities and what can happen if you're convicted.
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Indonesia.
Assaulting a retail worker to be made a standalone criminal offence.
How to check if your criminal record will affect your licence application, and the information you need to provide for our criminality checks.
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Vietnam.
OISC has created a table containing charges related to providing unlawful immigration advice or fraud and the arrest warrants of those who failed to appear at court.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Laos.
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“the 2012 Act”) creates five new criminal offences. Section 142 - offences…
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
Protecting staff, passengers and property on public transport: police roles, CCTV and witness evidence use, tools to restrict anti-social acts
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
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