A new law came into force on 12 March 2015 which removes the £5,000 cap that used to limit the maximum fines magistrates could impose. Now they can issue much higher penalties on offenders who have committed the most serious ‘Level Five’ offences. The move will give magistrates more flexibility when deciding on punishments – they […]
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Prince William Promotes UK Companies and Paddington Bear
Surelock are proud to be associated with Paddington Bear & Co Ltd as investigative agents The Duke of Cambridge has promoted British business and met Paddington bear as he continued his tour of China. The prince toured business exhibition the Great Festival of Creativity in Shanghai, calling it a platform for Britain’s “thriving creative sectors”. He […]
UK Terror Alert: Police Warned to be Vigilant after Increase in Threat Level
National threat level is at “severe” meaning a terrorist attack is “highly likely Britain’s 130,000 police officers were urged to be “vigilant for their personal safety” after counter-terror chiefs warned the threat level against them had increased in the past 24 hours. Mark Rowley, the national lead for counter-terrorism at the Association of Chief Police […]
Devices Being Remotely Wiped in Police Custody
All the data on some of the tablets and phones seized as evidence is being wiped out, remotely, while they are in police custody, the BBC has learned. Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Durham police all told BBC News handsets had been remotely “wiped”. And Dorset police said this had happened to six of the […]
SURELOCK TRAPPED!
Surelock is proud to be the enforcement agents for TRAP. TRAP is a worldwide collective of rights holders and publishers working with the biggest names in music, film, TV, art and sport. Through lobbying and direct action, TRAP protects the public from purchasing counterfeit products whilst enabling artists, actors, athletes and musicians to provide their fans […]
Police Have ‘Given Up’ Investigating Some Crimes says Report
A police watchdog has found that some forces in England and Wales have “almost given up” investigating certain crimes such as thefts from vehicles, and criminal damage. A report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary found there was a postcode lottery in the way different forces dealt with the same crimes and revealed some victims […]
Private Investigator Hit With £89,000 Penalty
A man who ran a company that tricked organisations into revealing personal details about customers has today been ordered to pay a total of £20,000 in fines and prosecution costs, as well as a confiscation order of over £69,000 at a hearing at Isleworth Crown Court. Barry Spencer, 42, ran ICU Investigations Limited in Feltham, […]
Legal Aid Row Leads to Halting of Serious Fraud Trial
A judge has halted a serious fraud trial after defendants claimed they could not get adequate representation because of cuts to legal aid. Alex Cameron QC – the prime minister’s brother, working free of charge on the bid to halt the case – said the defendants would not get a fair trial. […]
Hiring a Private Investigator
Jonathan Rayner, a staff writer of the Law Society Gazette, explains what a law firm can do to distinguish between good and bad private investigators. Hiring a private investigator was once, to coin a phrase, elementary. You would take a hansom cab to 221B Baker Street. There would be no uncouth discussion of fees or, […]
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