Making a court appearance can be overwhelming, and at Broadbents Solicitors we want to reassure you of the process and to ensure you are prepared and feeling confident when the day comes. In this blog, we will be giving you a guide on how to be ready in these scenarios and how we can help… Continue reading How To Prepare For A Court Appearance
The criminal justice system is how the UK prevents and responds to crime. This could be from the first report to the final sentence, regardless, we are here to tell you how it is done. It brings together the police, prosecutors, courts, prisons, probation, and support services to protect the public and uphold people’s rights.… Continue reading What Is A Criminal Justice System?
The government has announced the set-up of a new drugs unit to help end illegal drug-related illnesses and deaths. To be known as the Joint Combating Drugs Unit, it will bring together multiple government departments to tackle drug misuse across society. Drug misuse poisoning deaths have increased nearly 80% since 2012, and there are an… Continue reading Independent Review Of Drugs
The government has announced a new consultation to look into safety laws relating to recreational and personal watercraft. The proposal is to bring such watercraft within the scope of the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. This would mean that recreational watercraft would be made subject to the same obligations as the operators of… Continue reading Recreational Watercraft And Safety
At the beginning of this year, the Home Affairs Committee launched an inquiry into violence and abuse towards retail workers. In 2020 a retail crime survey reported 155,000 incidents of abuse or violence towards retail workers in a year. This was an increase of 9% from the previous year and amounted to 424 incidents every… Continue reading Assaults Against Retail Workers
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary is a specialist armed police force that protects civil nuclear sites and nuclear materials in England, Scotland and Wales. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recently sought views on potential legislation to extend the remit of the constabulary in the Energy Act 2004. The constabulary works in partnership… Continue reading Civil Nuclear Constabulary
Fasail Hussain was sentenced earlier this year for drugs offences. The sentencing judge imposed a total term of 2,293 days imprisonment. Hussain had been released from prison on licence at the time that he committed the offences. When an offence is committed on licence, the offender is at risk of being returned to custody to… Continue reading Sentencing Repeat Offenders
In 2016 Natasha Ednan-Laperouse bought a baguette from Pret a Manger; unbeknownst to Natasha, the bread contained sesame seeds. That ingredient was not listed on the packaging, and Natasha suffered a fatal allergic reaction. At the time, fresh food that was made and packaged on the premises did not need to have an individual label… Continue reading Natasha’s Law
