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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...
Between 24 and 28 June 2024, Europol hosted an investigation targeting buyers of live distant child abuse material. The initiative brought together representatives from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands,...
Section 199 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 creates a new offence of failing to prevent fraud. The offence is expected to come into force in early...
When advising on the consequences of a criminal conviction, the focus is primarily on the immediate sentence, which can range from a discharge to life imprisonment with no prospect of...
A man walks into a betting shop or uses a gambling website and places a £100 bet on the date of the general election. Three days later, the Prime Minister...
Most people will have encountered people who sell streaming devices that allow them to access paywalled content, often for a one-off fee as low as £100. Given that many people...
The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 received Royal Assent on 25 April 2024. The government has described the Act as: ‘New laws to protect our citizens from threats such as...
The recent case of HM Solicitor General v Trudi Warner has shone a light on a little-known but now increasingly prominent issue of “jury equity”. The issue is neatly summarised in...
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