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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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5th Jul 2018
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Participating in Organised Crime
Section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 makes it is an offence to participate in the activities of an organised crime group, this is a new offence created by the 2015 legislatio...
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20th Jun 2018
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“I’m Going to Kill You!”
How many times have you said something similar?
Is it an offence?
If you make such a threat, intending that another would fear it would be carried ou...
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13th Jun 2018
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Minimum Sentences
For certain offences, there are minimum terms of imprisonment that a court must impose, absent exceptional circumstances (or it being unjust), these sentences can be automatically imposed even...
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