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24th Dec 2018
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Psychoactive Substances
New legislation was introduced in 2016 banning the production, sale, distribution and supply of psychoactive substances. Within that legislation was a requirement for the government to re...
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21st Dec 2018
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Drink Driving - The Reality
Many people have an image of a typical drink driver: overweight man, staggering from the pub after an all-day session and getting into his car. A few minutes later that car being pull...
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10th Dec 2018
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Stop and Search
The power of the police to stop and search is currently in the media due to the rise in murders and serious crimes of violence involving the use of knives, particularly in London. A particular ar...
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14th Nov 2018
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Alexa – Witness for the Prosecution?
On 29th January 2017, Christine Sullivan and her housemate were found murdered in Farmington, New Hampshire. Their bodies were discovered by the house owner, De...
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12th Nov 2018
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Can I get a suspended prison sentence?
A suspended sentence is a term of imprisonment that is suspended so that you do not go into custody immediately and will not go into custody if you comply with the conditio...
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31st Oct 2018
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Grievous bodily harm/wounding
In legal shorthand we often refer to section 18 or 20 offences, these refer to specific offences under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
What is the difference betw...
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