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Government announces increase in magistrates’ sentencing powers – again
The lord chancellor has announced that magistrates are to get enhanced sentencing powers, 18 months after the last government abandoned a similar initiative. Shabana Mahmood MP confirmed plans to allow magistrates to issue custodial sentences of up to 12 months for a single offence, up from six months. The government claims the move will save …
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Divorce Loneliness: Reasons and Remedies
Statements I hear from those with divorce loneliness: I feel so alone. Nobody understands what I’m going through. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this. I’m terrified of being by myself. It’s so quiet in this house. What if I’m alone forever? Issues pertaining to isolation and divorce loneliness are among the …
Report Opposes Tight Regulation on Litigation Funding
A recent report advises against regulating third-party litigation funding unless issues arise. The European Law Institute recommended principles over strict regulation for TPLF. These principles aim to enhance transparency and fairness in litigation funding. Concerns on prescriptive regulation affecting funding availability were raised. The report focuses on key content and awareness in funding agreements. In …
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Professional services among ‘growth-driving’ sectors in 10-year industrial strategy
Professional and business services are one of eight ‘growth-driving sectors’ identified in the 10-year industrial strategy unveiled by the government today. The strategy, announced to coincide with the prime minister’s flagship international investment summit (pictured above), aims ‘to deliver the certainty and stability businesses need to invest’, the government said. However a green paper published …
London firms optimistic about US expansion, reveals HSBC UK survey
How can Labour deliver on its pledge to halve violence against women and girls? | Violence against w…
In his pitch to voters in March last year, Keir Starmer said he wanted to “imagine a society where violence against women is stamped out everywhere”. His government would, he pledged, halve violence against women and girls in a decade. It was a bold, simple statement, widely welcomed for its ambition. That something has to …
Employers must protect workers from sexual harassment in new employment bill | Politics
Employers must protect their workers from sexual harassment – including from customers and clients – under the government’s sweeping new employment rights bill. The new obligation is part of a series of measures published in Thursday’s landmark employment bill, which Labour had promised to lay before parliament within 100 days. The bill, which is expected …
Labour’s employment rights bill: what key changes will it bring? | Employment law
Labour’s employment rights bill is the biggest step towards enacting one of its key election offers: to make sweeping changes to rights at work and improve pay. Here are the main details of the legislation, though much of it will take more than two years to consult on and implement. Day-one rights Workers will qualify …
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When a Child is Taking Sides in the Divorce
When parents are getting divorced, the children or even just one child may start taking sides with one or the other, even if you’ve tried to keep them out of it. So, what do you do when a child is taking sides in a divorce, and even worse, when your ex is doing nothing to …
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