Following a successful pilot scheme, new courts are to be set up in England and Wales to fast-track minor motoring offences, as they can often take longer to process than major crimes.
Read morePolice Killers To Serve Whole Life
Home Secretary Theresa May announced yesterday (May 15th) that criminals who kill police officers in England and Wales will face compulsory whole life sentences.
Read moreLegal Action Over Flight Delays
With the holiday season upon us, many people are planning a break to the sun but may not be relishing the idea of a long flight – or long delays at the airport.
Read moreECHR Upholds UK Expat Voting Law
A British ex-pat of many years’ last week failed in his bid to overturn the ban on expatriates voting in UK elections once they have lived abroad for more than 15 years.
Read moreDraft Intellectual Property Bill Details Unveiled
As announced in the Queen’s Speech last week, the Government has unveiled reforms to the design rights and patents framework that could see infringers facing jail sentences and fines.
Read moreLegal Aid Cuts Will Create Two-Tier Service
The Bar Council is urging all barristers to write to their MPs in a bid to stop the Ministry of Justice cutting legal aid and introducing tendering, which it calls ‘discriminatory’ and says will ‘irreversibly undermine access to justice’.
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