Both Acts cover a wide range of offences including rape and sexual assault. Other notable offences that this legislation captures are those in positions of trust such as carers, police officers and medical practitioners. At Richardson Lissack, our lawyers sympathise with the stigma that comes with being accused of a sexual offence. Therefore, it is imperative that you seek expert advice from the outset should allegations of a sexual nature be made against you. Our lawyers have extensive experience in dealing with both historic and recent sexual complaints which includes expert advice being given from the moment of arrest, throughout the investigatory process and the court proceedings should your case proceed that far.
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Our lawyers have been involved in some recent successes in respect of pre-charge investigations and court proceedings:. South Yorkshire Police v R Professional football coach accused of rape. After extensive enquiries were made into the credibility of the allegation made, written representations were submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service which resulted in no further action being taken.
No further action taken against all four of our clients after written representations were submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service in the weeks following the police interviews. Our team had undertaken significant pre-charge investigations; the results of which undermined the allegation made by the complainant.
