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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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Why Hasn’t Michael Gove Been Arrested?
A question on many people’s lips since the former Justice Secretary admitted to using cocaine several times earlier in his ...
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Prosecuting Sexual Offences – Time for a rethink?
Justice, the renowned human rights organisation, has published a significant report that examines the prosecution of sexual offences, and in ...
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Sally Challen – An Issue of Coercive Control
In February 2019 the Court of Appeal quashed Sally Challen's conviction for the murder of her husband and ordered a ...
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Totting up Driving Ban
Totting up refers to an accumulation of penalty points on your driving licence, which leads to a driving disqualification. Disqualification ...
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Driving Bans – Not Just for Traffic Offences
Most people know that a driving ban may follow for serious road traffic offences or a series of lower-level traffic ...
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Private Prosecutions – ‘Doing a Boris’
A District Judge sitting at Westminster Magistrates' Court last week authorised that a summons be issued against the prominent conservative ...
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Sentencing – Breaking the Code
Few people would disagree with the suggestion that sentencing law in England and Wales is a complete mess. The provisions ...
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On the Balance of Probabilities – But What Does That Mean?
In criminal law, we use two different standards of proof, the most well known is 'beyond reasonable doubt' (although these ...
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Tough New Weapons Laws Hit the Statute Book
Tough New Weapons Laws Hit the Statute Book On 16th May 2019 the controversial Offensive Weapons bill received Royal Assent, ...
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Who Guards the Guards?
This perennial question was back in the news following a ministry of justice announcement that further steps would be taken ...
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Speeding – How Fast is Too Fast?
The idea of speed limits causes immense confusion, with many people believing that the speed limit is at least the ...
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