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Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
The different types of court - magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court - the crimes they deal with and the level of sentences they can give.
All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court. Cases are heard by…
A Crown Court: normally has a jury which decides if you’re guilty or not…
A youth court is a special type of magistrates’ court for people aged…
FCDO travel advice for Ecuador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
MLC amendment, that a seafarer's employment agreement should not lapse if a seafarer is held captive as a result of piracy or armed robbery, until repatriation.
FCDO travel advice for Peru. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
A violent thug who murdered a man and raped two women as part of a ferocious four-day crime spree has had his sentence increased after it was referred to the Court of Appeal.
How to complain to the Attorney General's Office if you think someone's sentence is too low - and what happens if the Court of Appeal get involved
Three men with a history of violence who robbed a man in a Bristol takeaway have their prison sentences increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
FCDO travel advice for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Mexico including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
This document contains the following information: Regional cooperation agreement on combating piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia.
Figures from the 2010 to 2011 British Crime Survey (BCS).
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in August 2014.
The steps you can take to tackle an intruder or burglar in your own home - and what force you can use to defend yourself
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