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Violence against women a ‘national emergency’ in England and Wales, police say | Violence against wo…
Two million women are estimated to be victims of violence perpetrated by men each year in an epidemic so serious it amounts to a “national emergency”, police chiefs have warned. Crimes including stalking, harassment, sexual assault and domestic violence affect one in 12 women in England and Wales, with the number of recorded offences growing …
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The Observer view: Criminal Cases Review Commission needs reform and a new leader | Observer editori…
Our criminal justice system is rightly loaded in favour of letting those who are probably guilty walk free to avoid locking up the innocent for crimes they did not commit. Juries are directed to convict a defendant only if they are sure of their guilt. But terrible miscarriages of justice can and do happen. There …
‘Not acceptable in a democracy’: UN expert condemns lengthy Just Stop Oil sentences | Just Stop Oil
The lengthy multi-year sentences handed to Just Stop Oil activists are “not acceptable in a democracy”, a UN special rapporteur has said, as the government faced growing pressure to reverse the previous administration’s “hardline anti-protest” approach. Michel Forst, the UN special rapporteur for environmental defenders, joined a growing chorus of voices condemning the sentences handed …
Post Office misled us ahead of litigation, says former government minister Kelly Tolhurst
A former minister overseeing the Post Office has admitted that legal advice on the group litigation was ‘utterly incorrect’ but insisted that the government could not interfere in the process. Kelly Tolhurst, who was a Conservative junior minister for postal affairs from July 2018 to February 2020, was in post during the disastrous Bates litigation robustly …
Civil litigation: Costs risks of pleading fraud or dishonesty
In May, the Court of Appeal considered the issue of indemnity costs where allegations of dishonesty failed in Thakkar v Mican [2024] EWCA Civ 552. While the underlying case related to personal injury following a road traffic accident, it offers an opportunity to consider the risks of pleading fraud or dishonesty and in what circumstances …
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7 Tips for Living Together During Divorce
Are you living together during divorce? This can be a tough situation. After all, you’ve decided you want a divorce. You want to be separate. But what happens when neither you or your spouse wants to or are able to actually move out? There are so many reasons a couple might remain living together during …
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UK’s FCA shakes up listing regulations to attract more companies
Contempt, gagging and UN intervention: inside the UK’s wildest climate trial | Just Stop Oil
As part of his role as UN rapporteur for environmental defenders, Michel Forst has been watching proceedings against climate activists at courts across Europe. But he may not have seen anything like what unfolded at Southwark crown court in London over the past two and a half weeks, where five Just Stop Oil activists were …