Criminal Defence Blog

Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt gives a guide to the offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Barrister Quentin Hunt looks at issues relating to Breach of Condition Notices.

Criminal defence Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the perverting the course of justice sentencing guidelines.

Barrister Quentin Hunt examines how to remove adverse entries in police records.

Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt examines how applications can be made for the return of property seized by the Police.

Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the imposition of Banning orders under the Football Spectators Act 1989

Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the offence of Wasting Police Time.

Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the offence of possession of a bladed article and relevant defences.

Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt analyses the offence of Fraud by Abuse of Position.

Criminal Barrister presents a guide to appeals from the Magistrates' Court to the Crown Court.

Criminal defence Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the offence of Perjury.

Barrister Quentin Hunt examines criminal liability relating to false and misleading statements made by Company Directors.

Leading Barrister Quentin Hunt explores defences available to charges of possession of controlled drugs and possession with intent to supply.

Leading Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the law surrounding the possession of controlled drugs.

Leading Criminal Defence Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the available defences to charges relating to extreme and indecent images.

Leading Criminal Defence Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the law relating to extreme and indecent images.

Leading Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt explains how to obtain section 82 Environmental Protection Act court orders against noisy or nuisance neighbours.

Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt examines recent changes to the DBS filtering regime and disclosure of convictions and cautions to employers.

Leading Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt looks at the 'elements' of the offence of Fraud by False representation under the Fraud Act 2006.

The victim’s right to review scheme can be complicated and daunting; in this article leading Criminal Barrister Quentin Hunt examines the VRR scheme and answers questions associated with it.

Barrister Quentin Hunt examines s179 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and answers questions that are commonly asked in Planning Enforcement Notice cases.

Quentin Hunt, a criminal defence Barrister who specialises in defending trading standards prosecutions, answers commonly asked questions about Trading Standards prosecutions.

This week marks the six-month anniversary since the General Data Protection Regulations took effect. Quentin takes a look back over this time to see whats changed.

Quentin explains the complex and often confusing interrelationship of planning enforcement law and criminal law and how it can impact upon any criminal prosecution by Local Planning Authorities (LPAs).

What do you do if I have been served with a planning enforcement notice? What are the consequences of non compliance with a planning enforcement notice? Quentin reveals all.

Defendants who are otherwise law abiding people get caught out telling stupid lies to the Police and Courts without realising the dire consequences of getting caught.

In the New Test of Dishonesty the defendant can no longer use his own standards or what he understands the standards of society to be as a defence.

GDPR comes into effect on 25 May 2018. Test your understanding of your GDPR and Data Protection responsibilities

As the black cab rapist John Worboys case continues to navigate the legal system, Quentin takes a look at the way in which significant changes in police and Crown Prosecution Service guidance have had a dramatic impact on the number of recorded cases.

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has been increasingly used to penalise defendants in all manner of cases in which many people would be surprised to find that POCA orders can be made

This article examines the elements of the offence of Rape, possible rape defences and the current state of the law; it cannot hope to be definitive but should serve as a good layman’s guide to the law.

This article will consider the legal definition of sexual assault, what must be proven for there to be a conviction, and what you should do if you have been accused of sexual assault.

Quentin Hunt, barrister at 2 Bedford Row and a member of the Attorney General's 'A List' of approved advocates for health and safety and regulatory work, explains what changes will mean in practice.

Changing a Guilty plea is not an easy exercise. The Court of Appeal has stated on a number of occasions that ‘the cases must be comparatively rare where it would be proper to allow a change of plea’. This case study discusses the issues.

In this second article, we examine the tests to be applied by the police in more detail. Read further to find out more..

For many, a shotgun licence is very important to both their livelihood and their leisure. However, given the fact that the decision in respect of shotgun and firearms licences rests entirely in hands of the various chief constables around the country, read further to find out more..

According to Home Office Statistics the offence of Criminal Damage is one of the top ten most prosecuted crimes in the United Kingdom. It is also one of the most frequently abused by way of prosecutions being brought against individuals in circumstances where no offence has been committed. Read further to find out more..