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Transferring Ownership of a Property
Transferring ownership of a property does not have to be a complicated process. We take a look at the various ...
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Buying Property: What is Conveyancing?
You must go through the conveyancing process when purchasing a property, no matter whether it is your first property purchase ...
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Preparing for a Family Court Hearing
Your solicitor or legal advisor is there to offer guidance and advice in the time leading up to your court ...
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Stop and Search
The police, with the support of the Home Office, are making more extensive use of stop and search powers. This ...
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Can I Get Legal Aid?
Legal aid is there to help individuals meet the cost of seeking professional advice, family mediation and representation in court ...
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The Absent Witness
In some instances, it is not convenient for a witness to be present in court to give evidence, generally because ...
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More Sentences at Risk of Prosecution Appeal
The prosecution, via the Attorney General, has the right to ask the Court of Appeal to consider whether sentences for ...
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Jury Challenge
It is a common feature of American courtroom drama that a defence attorney moves to remove a juror that they ...
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The Cut-Throat Defence
A cut-throat defence is where one defendant gives evidence that is damaging to a co-defendant's case, sometimes going as far ...
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Airports, Planes and Alcohol
It has been reported in the press that 500 people have been arrested while drunk on a plane at British ...
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Solicitors, Charlatans and the Internet
We interchangeably use many terms to describe legal professionals: lawyers, solicitors, legal advisers, attorneys (an Americanism), a 'brief'. There are ...
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Sentencing and Delay – Can it Work in Your Favour?
There have been widespread reports in the press about spare courtroom capacity, with judicial sitting days at an all-time low ...
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Ten years for a double killing – look behind the headlines
In a truly tragic case, Samantha Ford drowned her 23-month-old twins in the bath. Appearing at the Old Bailey for ...
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Child Car Seats and The Law
By law, every parent must ensure that any child under 14 wears a seatbelt when being a passenger in their ...
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Road Safety Review – More New Laws?
The Government has published new plans to make the roads safer for everyone. The plans include several changes for people ...
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Your Guide To Lasting Powers of Attorney
Registering a lasting power of attorney means that you give someone you trust the power to make decisions related to ...
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Proceeds of Crime – when does it all end?
We have all read newspaper articles reporting that a drug dealer or fraudster made hundreds of thousands from their offending ...
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Sentencing Council Guidlines
Today the Sentencing Council published new guidelines covering arson and criminal damage of all kinds, as well as threats to ...
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What is a Criminal Compensation Order?
The press has recently reported that children who were victims of serious sexual abuse have received paltry sums, £20 for ...
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Disqualified Directors
Recently, three men from Halifax were convicted after one of them was found to have run a company whilst disqualified ...
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