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Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe Queen’s annual speech in Parliament included provision for a victims bill which is designed to improve the experience and rights of victims in the criminal justice system. Farah Nazeer […]
Football WAG case reaches High Court
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe libel case between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney begins today at the High Court. Mrs Vardy has accused Mrs Rooney of posting false allegations online that she was passing […]
New Form D81 Published
Industry News by Jacob MurrayA new D81 form was published last month as part of reforms to financial provision within England and Wales which includes a numerical formula to guide couples on likely financial […]
Deprivation of children’s liberty has increased by 46% over the last three years
Industry News by Jacob MurrayResearch published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has indicated the ‘last resort’ measure used by the High Court to deprive children of their liberty in unregulated settings such as caravans […]
Reforms to Housing for victims of abuse
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced increased funding to local authorities to provide safe spaces for victims of domestic abuse. A total of £125 million in […]
Local Authority to monitor those not in mainstream education
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe Department for Education announced that it would be taking steps to legislate to introduce a registration requirement for children educated outside of school. This proposal followed the Children Not […]
Child Maintenance Service must be improved
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Single Parent Families have been discussing how the Child Maintenance service(CMS) can be improved for single parent families. It has been revealed that since […]
HP wins civil fraud case
Industry News by Jacob MurrayHewlett-Packard has won a 6 year civil fraud case against Mike Lynch. A High Court Judge ruled that he duped the US company into paying £8.2 bullion for his software […]
New guidance on Mercy Killings
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe CPS has launched a public consultation updated legal guidance on homicide offences, which sets out public interest factors prosecutors should take into account when dealing with suspects in deaths […]
High Court rules Government’s PPE contracts unlawful
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe government’s use of a so-called ‘VIP lane’ to award contracts for personal protection equipment (PPE) at the height of the first wave of the pandemic was unlawful, the High […]