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Mental Health and Criminal Law
Mental Health is a complicated business. Conditions are not easy to diagnose, doctors can disagree on which disorder a person ...
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A No Fault Divorce: Key Facts
Divorce is not something anyone would wish to go through, and although divorce rates have been seen to decrease in ...
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Key Facts Regarding a Hung Jury
Last week the Hillsborough trial involving ex-police officer David Duckenfield ended without reaching a conclusion; a number of papers reported ...
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Appeals from Beyond the Grave
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of R v Max Clifford, the disgraced celebrity PR ...
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Key Facts on the Drink Drive Limit
Driving above the drink drive limit can have serious consequences and impact not only the drink diver but other motorists ...
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Tina Malone – When Sharing a Picture Can Send You to Prison
The murder of James Bulger in 1993 shocked everyone. That the killers who committed such a violent crime were only ...
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Civil Contingencies Act, Martial Law and a State of Emergency
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 confers a power to make regulations if an ‘emergency’ has occurred or is about to ...
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Facilitating Tax Evasion
HMRC is reported to be investigating alleged violations of a new criminal offence, part of the crackdown on money laundering, ...
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Knife Crime – Searching for Solutions
The Home Secretary will this week hold an urgent meeting with police chiefs to discuss the recent rise in knife ...
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Counterfeit Currency – You May Pay a Very High Price
Whilst some individuals purchase counterfeit money in order to profit from this illegal activity, others feel they are put into ...
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Modern Slavery – A Defence to Drug Dealing and other offences?
The short answer is: maybe. Section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 provides a defence to specific criminal charges ...
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The Role of a Family Solicitor
Whilst in an ideal world, we would all have positive family relationships, family ties are often complicated and can sometimes ...
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Pensions – Time to Rethink Corporate Responsibility
The government has published proposals to punish individuals who mishandle pension scheme management. Two new offences are proposed. The first ...
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Can I be Stopped and Searched?
It’s likely that you have previously heard about stop and search, but may not know why and when the police ...
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Community Protection Notices
Community Protection Notices (CPNs) are currently attracting a lot of attention from the legal community, and we have many concerns ...
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Government Unveils New Domestic Abuse Legislation
On Monday the government unveiled its new strategy to tackle domestic abuse. This follows a consultation exercise carried out last ...
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Can Social Services Take my Child From my Home?
Social services are there to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children and adults. It is important to note ...
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Is it Lawful to Hit a Child?
No matter your personal opinion on smacking a child, the law has the final say with regarding what punishment is ...
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Parental Dilemmas That Could Land You in Prison
It is a nightmare scenario that potentially any parent could face. A child returns home, late at night in an ...
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Drink Driving – The Reality
Many people have an image of a typical drink driver: overweight man, staggering from the pub after an all-day session ...
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