The Partners at Dodds Solicitors are delighted to congratulate Maria Barbieri for the best performance in the criminal law exams at Leicester University. She has therefore been awarded the Brian Dodds Memorial Prize for 2024. This prize was created by this firm in...
Criminal solicitors meet clients at the very start of the process. They attend the police station and provide advice and assistance to their clients when they are at their most vulnerable. For clients that are charged, solicitors attend to represent them at their...
#DoddsFamily are delighted to announce the promotion of one of our criminal solicitors Sukhdev Bisla to an Associate. Sukhdev specialises in all areas of crime. Pravleen Sian who works in our private family department has recently qualified as a solicitor and...
All of us at Dodd’s Solicitors wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Celebrating Christmas and the New Year is always a very enjoyable and important time for us all. During this festive time we hopefully all have an opportunity to have some well...
It is an offence to carry a bladed article or an offensive weapon in a public place without a reasonable excuse. If you possess either on a second occasion then the minimum sentence for a person aged 18 or over is 6 months custody and for a 16 or 17 year old is 4...
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. This is much lower than other countries. For example, the age of criminal responsibility is 14 years old in Germany, 16 years old in Portugal and 18 years old in Luxembourg. Efforts have been...
