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17th Sep 2018
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Assaults on Emergency Workers
Is there a specific offence?
Until now the only specific offence has been that of assaulting a police officer. This is a summary only offence which carries a maximum of 6 m...
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10th Sep 2018
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The cannibal drug that makes you smell of vinegar and prawns
What are you talking about?
Monkey dust is a synthetic drug, a type of new psychoactive substance. It is similar to other cathinone drugs suc...
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28th Aug 2018
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Why was Ben Stokes found not guilty?
Who is Ben Stokes?
He is the England cricketer who was charged with affray and acquitted by a jury.
But the video showed him hitting someone?
It di...
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17th Aug 2018
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What to expect as a witness
If you have provided a statement for the prosecution or for the defence you may be called to court to give evidence at the defendant’s trial.
Is there help available fo...
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16th Jul 2018
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It’s health and safety gone mad!
Or is it?
The Health and Safety Executive is the national regulator for workplace health and safety.
Interestingly, on its website, there is a page for de...
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14th Jul 2018
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Explosives
Rather than Guy Fawkes or his modern-day counterparts many of the recent cases involving explosives have been in relation to thefts from cash machines. The law is old but still very relevant today; it...
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