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The Criminal Cases Review Commission began its work on 31 March 1997. It was created by the Criminal Appeal Act 1995, 25 years ago. It came into being after some...
The Criminal Cases Review Commission referred several cases to the Court of Appeal, which involved allegations of public order related to trade union activity. They included the case of the...
A vast number of cases are awaiting a criminal trial that will rely, to a greater or lesser extent, on the admissibility of communications made via the supposedly highly encrypted...
The licensing of air weapons is different across the UK: In England and Wales there is no need to acquire a licence to hold an air weapon. In Scotland air...
Sports professionals face ever-increasing scrutiny, from the public, the media, and from their UK and international regulatory bodies. These organisations variously have the power to instigate inquiries and disciplinaries which...
2017 update to Drug Driving Laws Makes It Easier for Police To Prosecute. The UK drug driving laws include a range of legal limits spanning seventeen controlled drugs, some illegal,...
Update: Boris Johnson announced some relaxations to the lockdown driving rules in his speech on Sunday 10th May: “You can sit in the sun in your local park; you can...
The offence of speeding in the UK is a matrix of speed limits, offences, detection methods, tolerances, mitigation (or, conversely, aggravating factors) and of course, penalties, which increased in severity...
Nelson Guest and Partners – position regarding the current crisis. Nelson Guest have been alarmed at the Court, and for the vast majority at the police station, approach to the...
UPDATE: 23rd March 2020 Jury trials have now been put on hold in England and Wales until further notice. Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett has announced that no new trials...
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