Crimes of violence short of homicide range from common assault to malicious wounding, robbery, rape or attempted murder. You might think first of gang warfare or street crime, but a large proportion of criminal violence occurs in the context of a domestic relationship, or as a result of drunken disagreements.

Defending people accused of violent crime is a staple part of our work, and we are thoroughly versed in the complexities of this part of the law, whether it be the difference between actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm leaving someone with permanent injury, or the tangled legislation about sentencing of "dangerous" offenders.

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