September 12, 2024
Moss & Co.’s criminal and housing law skills benefit clients in two distinct types of subletting cases. An old saying goes: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. If you are facing an allegation of unlawful subletting under The Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013, we suggest you dine with us. In […]
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2024
We specialise in defending clients accused of all types of housing fraud. This case shows how important it is have knowledgeable and skilful legal representation when asked to attend an interview under caution. The facts Our client’s grandmother was the tenant of an East London council flat for over 30 years. She became frail and […]
Read MoreNovember 18, 2023
Background A shared balcony is not a public place. Or so we argued. The surest way to win a case is to have the case dismissed before it reaches a jury. One way to achieve this is to carefully consider whether the prosecution can prove all the elements of their case, and if not, submit […]
November 8, 2023
Protest and Survive Moss & Co has extensive experience of representing protesters. From the Stop the City protests of the 1990s to animal rights cases and protests outside arms fairs. We have always sought to uphold principles of free speech and the right to protest. We have argued that acts of protest, which would otherwise […]
November 7, 2023
THE DRUGS CASE This case is about a sophisticated high value conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine. Our client was alleged to be involved in a ‘county lines’ operation to sell these class A drugs. There were five defendants. The prosecution said our client played a leading role. They claimed he was the main […]
June 19, 2023
A client who is charged with a crime faces one of the most difficult events of their lives. The feelings of unfairness and helplessness can surpass divorce and bereavement in the levels of stress and unhappiness they cause. This is even more so when the allegation is incorrect, and the client wishes to enter a […]
Read MoreNovember 28, 2019
Unlawful Subletting Profit Order for £100,974.94 The news that a defendant was ordered to pay Westminster City Council £100,974.94 has attracted attention from the BBC and national newspapers. However, almost all the reporting described the penalty as “a fine”. This is a fundamental misunderstanding of what happened. The order was for repayment of unlawfully obtained profits […]
Read MoreDecember 14, 2018
Under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 police can now give suspects bail for up to 3 months. Where this is insufficient then an officer whose rank is inspector or above can extend it to six months. But that is not the end of it, for if there is still more evidence gathering […]
December 12, 2018
Landlord not guilty of any offence in Houses in Multiple Occupation prosecution Our landlord client was being prosecuted by summons for various offences under the Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations. They had let a two-bedroom flat to a couple who had in turn, without the landlord’s knowledge, sublet to up to 12 people. The matter was […]
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