Category Archives: Crime

Prisoner Housing Case Win

December 6, 2019

Prisoners often face possession claims based on either anti-social behaviour or the offences they committed. In many cases Moss & Co can avoid the prisoner losing their home and sometimes defeat the claim entirely.


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Murder acquittal

November 28, 2019

Moss & Co, criminal law solicitors, acted for CG at the Old Bailey who has just been acquitted of Murder. The allegation was that the defendant has been involved in the robbery of a BMW motor car as a result of which the owner had been stabbed to death.  Our client’s case was that he had […]


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Prevention of Social Housing Fraud case was in the civil court

November 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 […]


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Success in two serious fraud cases for Gil Spurling

November 19, 2019

2019 St Albans Crown Court – International Fraud Gilbert Spurling acted for a defendant in the Crown Court who was accused of being involved in a multi-million-pound fraud. The fraud involved a fake investment scam covering several jurisdictions, including China and South America. The Crowns case was that the defendant was a party to the […]


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Released Under Investigation?

November 14, 2019

Released Under Investigation? If you have had an interview with the police and have been released under investigation, we will  help and advise you. Police figures show that over 193,000 people have been released under investigation (RUI). That’s a lot of worried people roughly equivalent to a town the size of Reading or Slough. They […]


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Indecent Images

April 3, 2019

Have you been  sent unsolicited indecent images ? It is a not uncommon event. Your mobile phone or tablet is open to the world. You are on Instagram, Facebook, Snap Chat  and Twitter. You have many friends. Unknown to you, you have many potential contacts who are “friends of friends”. You are a member of […]


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Landlord not guilty of HMO offences after

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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Motoring offences Fees

October 2, 2018

Mandatory Information We are required to provide price information for assistance in relation to summary only motoring offences under Part I of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and s89 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Fixed fee short advice £1000 plus VAT. If you wish to receive advice but not immediately instruct us for […]


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