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Drink and drug driving offences are among the most serious road traffic violations in the UK, with penalties that can significantly impact your life, from fines and driving bans to...
Some of Britain’s most notorious cold cases could be solved with the help of artificial intelligence after a trial found it can review evidence which would take 81 years of man-hours in less than...
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a significant policy shift aimed at addressing the overcrowding crisis in the UK’s prison system, particularly focusing on reducing the number of women in...
Magistrates Court Sentencing Powers The government is considering giving magistrates in England and Wales the power to issue longer custodial sentences, potentially doubling the maximum term from six to 12...
Legislation has been laid in Parliament to ban xylazine and 21 other dangerous drugs as part of the government’s action to prevent drug deaths and crack down on drug dealing...
On 18th July 2024, Judge Christopher Hehir sentenced five defendants convicted of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance for coordinating direct action protests on the M25 over four days in...
Following widespread public disturbances over the last few days, the police will likely seek to arrest many hundreds of suspects in the coming weeks. Some people may be expecting that...
On Thursday 25th July 2024 parliament debated and then approved a draft statutory instrument titled The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024. When implemented on...
In 2015, then-Home Secretary Theresa May established an inquiry into undercover policing and the operation of the Metropolitan Police’s Special Demonstration Squad (SDS). The inquiry will consider the deployment of...
The Law Commission has published a consultation paper reviewing the law on contempt of court. The Law Commission proposes to do away with centuries-old distinctions between “criminal contempt” and “civil...
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