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- Jul 27, 2020
- 7 min
The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa
Details about the visa scheme for British National (Overseas) citizens in Hong Kong have finally been published today in a policy...
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balaal
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill
Following on from the terror attacks at Fishmongers Hall on 29 November 2019 and in Streatham on 2 February 2020 the government has...
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balaal
- Jun 16, 2020
- 3 min
Firearms - Doing Nothing is Not an Option
On 20 October 2018 police on uniformed patrol identified a vehicle of interest to them. They followed it for a short distance before...
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balaal
- Jun 14, 2020
- 2 min
Increase in sentences!
Increase in sentences for aggravation related to disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity Section 146 of the Criminal...
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balaal
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Penalty Points - Avoiding Double Counting
For some new drivers, six penalty points mean resitting a driving test, for other drivers twelve points may mean disqualification. It is...
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balaal
- May 20, 2020
- 5 min
Firearms - Court of Appeal Maintains Tough Sentencing Approach
In a recent case, the Court of Appeal dealt with an appeal by the Attorney General against a sentence of 30 months imprisonment imposed...
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balaal
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
Young Offenders - A Change to Prison Discipline Rules
Changes to the prison adjudication rules came in to force on 15 May 2020 and will remain in place until 25 March 2022, unless revoked...
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balaal
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
Police Investigations - Are They Now Secret?
It is quite common to read in a newspaper that someone has been arrested. Local papers will cover almost any story of interest, and...
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balaal
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Is Trial by Jury Going to be Abolished?
For the last few weeks, since the Coronavirus 'lockdown', all jury trials in England and Wales have been stopped. This is not at all...
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balaal
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
The Far Right & Terrorism
When people hear reference to the far-right many would think of racism rather than terrorism. Alice Cutter and Mark Jones were members of...
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balaal
- Apr 29, 2020
- 3 min
Emergency Laws Now in Force
On Wednesday 25th March 2020 the Coronavirus Bill completed all its parliamentary stages, and Royal Assent was signified, bringing in to...
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balaal
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Local Authority Prosecutions
The local authority has the power to prosecute in respect of a number of types of crime. This could be certain types of benefit fraud,...
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balaal
- Apr 26, 2020
- 2 min
Terminating Rulings
When a judge makes a ruling at a crown court trial relating to one or more of the offences faced, the prosecution may have a right to...
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balaal
- Apr 21, 2020
- 3 min
Appeals
There are several types of criminal appeals. Appeals against conviction or sentence Cases start in the Magistrates Court. If you want to...
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balaal
- Apr 15, 2020
- 7 min
Will Coronavirus Be a ‘Get out of Jail’ Card?
Before a prosecution is commenced, the Crown Prosecution Service must apply two distinct tests. The first is whether there is sufficient...
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balaal
- Apr 7, 2020
- 2 min
Sentencing outside of the guidelines
The courts are provided with guidelines to assist in determining the appropriate sentence for a wide, and ever-expanding, range of...
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balaal
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Expert evidence
Expert evidence is used to provide information to the court, which is likely to be outside of the knowledge of the magistrates, judge or...
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balaal
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Covid 19 Lockdown - the law
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 imposes several restrictions. Over the last week, the police...
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balaal
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
Covid 19 and Business Closure - Legal Obligations
At 2 pm on Saturday 21 March 2020, a law came into force which forced the closure of some businesses. This law was enacted by virtue of...
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