Malicious Communications - The Latest for Criminal Lawyers

Introduction

On 31 January 2024, the Online Safety Act introduced wholescale changes to the law on malicious communications. The familiar old 1988 and 2003 offences largely go and new, 21st century ones come into force. The object is broadly to prevent bad actors from causing harm to others using social media but the law will continue to criminalise threats and hoaxes by traditional means such as letters and phone calls.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• New communications offences
• Old offences surviving the changes
• Definitions-including harm
• New sexual offences
• Penalties on conviction

This webinar was recorded on 16th February 2024

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