Campaigners have welcomed news that ministers will make non-fatal strangulation a specific criminal offence punishable by five years’ imprisonment. The government confirmed on Monday that it would introduce the legislation as an amendment to the domestic abuse bill being debated in parliament. Legislation will also be strengthened against controlling or coercive behaviour, making it no …
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The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Phones 4U v EE Limited could have profound implications for companies whose employees use personal devices for professional purposes. The Court of Appeal recently upheld a decision of the High Court that a party, as part of its disclosure obligations, should request that employees and former employees hand …
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The miscarriage of justice watchdog has suffered the “biggest cut” of any part of the criminal justice system since 2010 and its caseload has more than doubled over the same period, according to a parliamentary investigation. Two years ago the all-party parliamentary group on miscarriages of justice commissioned an inquiry into the Criminal Cases Review …
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Adele and Simon Konecki have reportedly finalised their divorce nearly two years after their split. The Someone Like You hitmaker, 32, and charity CEO, 46, are now said to be ‘officially divorced’ after a judge signed off on the settlement on Thursday, according to US Weekly. It comes following reports that Adele was forced to use mediators to …
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Brigit’s Bakery’s Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea On the one hand, Mother’s Day: clearly a made-up-by-marketing-execs celebration. On the other hand… any excuse to celebrate sounds good about now — and there are still plenty of ways you can spoil somebody from afar on Sunday 14 March, with help from some excellent London-based businesses. From afternoon …
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There’s a lot of things people plan for in marriage. Buying a new home, joint finances, having kids and plenty of other minor plans you stick on your fridge. Divorce is never one of them. With divorce rates now hovering around the 50% rate, I’d hate to ignore the unhappily married couples, as there are …
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Over the last years, more people have been getting a divorce in Europe. The 2020 pandemic seemed to have accentuated this trend as many couples were forced into lockdown together and were forced to face old relationship wounds or problems in isolation. Eurostat points out that Ireland is one of the EU states to have …
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Adele and Simon Konecki have reportedly finalised their divorce, nearly two years are they separated. The 32-year-old singer and the charity CEO, 46, are now “officially divorced” according to US Weekly who have reported that a judge signed off the settlement on Thursday. It has reported that mediators were forced to split the £140 million …
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© Provided by The Telegraph COVID-19 testing site at Heathrow Airport Divorcees whose children live abroad are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds to comply with court visitation orders, lawyers have warned. In accordance with current government guidelines, travellers must purchase a £210 testing kit, and take their test on day two and day eight …
Alongside its huge health and societal impact, the coronavirus crisis is also reshaping our legal landscape. Responding to the pandemic has led to the creation of the most intrusive and stringent laws of modern times, affecting every aspect of our lives. Almost all of those laws made by the government over the past year have …
