News & Briefings
BSQ Partner Daniel Godden Appointed Contributor To Blackstones Criminal Practice 2020
BSQ partner Daniel Godden is one of a handful of solicitors practitioners appointed as a contributor to the latest edition of the Blackstones Criminal Practice.
BSQ Update – Indecent Images Investigation Discontinued
Following BSQ pre-charge representations a police investigation into indecent images offences has been discontinued against a BSQ private client.
BSQ Briefing - Conditional Cautions for Indecent Image Offences – One Year On
Almost a year ago, with much fanfare, the Ministry of Justice announced that it was issuing new guidance to encourage the police to offer conditional cautions to individuals accused of accessing indecent images of children (“IIOC”) online.
BSQ Indecent Images Investigation Discontinued
Following a lengthy 15-month investigation, BSQ have been informed that the police will not be pursuing charges against one of our private clients in an indecent images enquiry.
Court of Appeal clarifies Meaning of ‘Possession” in Indecent Images Prosecutions
BSQ Partner Roger Sahota considers the recent case of R v Okoro (No 3) [2018] EWCA Crim 1929
Ringing the Death Knell for the Entrapment Defence – Paedophile Vigilantes and the Law - BSQ Briefing
BSQ partner Roger Sahota examines TL[2018] EWCA Crim 1821 the most important decision on the abuse of process doctrine handed down by the Court of Appeal in many years.
Indecent Images Update - Court of Appeal Revises Guidelines in SHOPO Cases
A recent decision by the Court of Appeal provides welcome clarity to defendants and participants in indecent images cases.
BSQ Briefing – Sexting, Children and the Law
In January 2016 the Home Office introduced a new type of disposal for cases where young people were accused of sexting i.e. distributing sexual imagery by social media or some other form of electronic communication.
BSQ Success in Indecent Images Crown Court Acquittal
Another success for BSQ’s private crime department in an indecent images prosecution.
Indecent Images Prosecution Discontinued
In another notable result for our private crime department we have been notified that the police have discontinued an indecent images investigation.
Court of Appeal Reviews Sentencing Guidelines in Downloading Indecent Images Cases
BSQ partner Roger Sahota comments on a recent important Court of Appeal decision - R v Pinkerton [2017] EWCA Crim 38 - in which the Court reviewed the operation of sentencing guidelines in downloading indecent images cases.
BSQ Briefing - Indecent Images - Time to reform the Law?
For more information about our indecent images specialisation visit our indecent images practice page.
The importance of instructing a Defence Expert in indecent images Investigations
Roger Sahota, an acknowledged authority in this area, explains why it is essential that the technical evidence relied on by the police and CPS should be properly scrutinised.
Community Sentence Imposed on Berkeley Square Solicitors Client Criticised in National Media as Too Lenient
The sentence imposed on a Berkeley Square solicitor’s client following a conviction for possessing indecent images has been criticised in the Daily Mirror as excessively lenient.
Indecent Images Investigation Discontinued
Following a lengthy investigation, a Berkeley Square solicitors client was today issued with a notice of no further action.