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My work means that I spend a lot of time in court where decisions are being made in the best interests of children. So I was very interested to come…

Registering a Trust On 1st September 2022 many will be caught unaware that the law is changing regarding registering trusts. Taxable trusts in the UK have been required to be…

Standard Determine Sentence In April 2020, the Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2020 brought in a major change to the length of the time serious…

Cross examination in a domestic abuse case Since 21 July 2022 alleged perpetrators of domestic abuse have been prohibited from cross examining their victims and vice versa…

      The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 has largely come into force as of 28 June 2022, bringing with it new laws, tougher sentences and major changes to…

POSSESSION OF AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON It is an offence to have an offensive weapon in your possession in a public place, without reasonable excuse. For the purposes of this…

What is the Community Alternative to Short Prison Sentences Scheme? Northumbria Local Criminal Justice Board and Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner have launched a pilot scheme to provide community alternatives…

What is Tread? ‘TREAD’, which stands for ‘Transformation Resolution Education Adult Diversion’ is a new team which was set up by Northumbria Police in September 2021. Northumbria Police estimate that…

Over 50 fixed penalty notices (FPN) have now been issued, as part of the Met Polices’ investigation into lockdown-breaking Downing Street parties. It has been revealed this week that…

At long last, no fault divorce is set to be a reality from 6 April 2022. Specialist family lawyers and mediators have been calling for a no fault divorce for…