The Johnson Partnership

From 1st January 2010 we have been pleased to include among our team at The Johnson Partnership, Mr John Wilford.

After many years as a Partner at an established North Midlands firm, John has agreed to head up our Regulatory Team.

Increasing number of clients face difficulties either in the courts or in front of Regulatory Bodies, even though they have never come face to face with a police officer nor a member of the Crown Prosecution Service.

Disciplinary proceedings by professional bodies, prosecutions by local governments, central government and European agencies, proceedings initiated by HM Revenue & Customs, the Serious Fraud Office, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, the Environment Agency, the Security Industry Authority, the Health & Safety Executive and endless Trading Standards departments fall well within the remit of John and his team.

Working in both Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, John is able to provide top quality local advice to clients either at our offices or at their own premises.

An added bonus for us all has been the chance to discover that John is one of the most friendly, approachable and entertaining people we have ever had the pleasure to work with.

This new kind of stand alone Order is one of the most powerful and dangerous weapons available to the courts.

Anyone subject to a Violent Offender Order not only has to register their address with the local police station, but also has to report any temporary change of address that would mean that they were away from home for more than three days.

Orders can be made against anyone convicted of a serious offence of violence, even though the circumstances of that offence may be very specific and the offence may have taken place some time ago.

All sorts of additional restrictions and limitations can be added to Orders, such as requirements to stay away from specific people, specific places, groups of people, and so on.

Orders can be made, even though a sentence has been served and the perpetrator has moved on.

Theo Addae at The Johnson Partnership has developed a high level of expertise in contesting and defending Violent Offender Orders. The grounds for making an Order and the terms and conditions of any Order always have t0 be considered by a court before an Order can be made.

Where a Magistrates’ Court has made a Voilent Offender Order it is possible for a decision to be appealed to a Crown Court for a full re-hearing.

Bearing in mind this is a new area of law, there is of course inevitably scope for testing new law, and the way that it can be fitted into existing legal precedant in the High Court and the Appeal Court.

Theo Addae is ready and able to advise on any applications for Violent Offender Orders as well as the likely success of appeal proceedings where an Order has already been made.

The Johnson Partnership specialise in criminal defence and business defence work of all types and Prison Law.  As the largest criminal firm in England and Wales, we cover the entire country and have lawyers specialising in every area of criminal law practice. We cover criminal offences ranging from motoring offences, VAT Fraud, Asbo’s, Youth Crime, Driving Bans, Professional Misconduct, Trading Standards law to Murder and Manslaughter. You can rest assured that every case will be handled with the expertise of the criminal solicitor expertise it deserves.

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