January 2018

Posted by edelegal | 29 January 2018

On 31st January 2018, regulations bring into force sections of The Criminal Finances Act 2017 dealing with unexplained wealth orders (UWOs), along with various other related provisions.   The purpose...

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Posted by edelegal | 24 January 2018

Redemption has always been an important part of our justice system; you do the crime, you do time. Once your debt is paid, you should then be free to start...

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Posted by edelegal | 23 January 2018

In criminal law, we talk a lot about character, but mainly in the context of ‘bad character’, or previous convictions that the prosecution will try to put before a jury...

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Posted by edelegal | 17 January 2018

We are all aware that we live in a surveillance society. CCTV cameras can record our movements around large towns and cities, and many homes now have them installed for...

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Posted by edelegal | 15 January 2018

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are never far from the news, mainly when the value is rising considerably. This week the price of a single bitcoin rose to a little over...

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Posted by edelegal | 12 January 2018

Laws that criminalise unlawful violence date back to 1861 and are used every day in criminal courts to support prosecutions. Despite what might appear to be an obvious legal position,...

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Posted by edelegal | 08 January 2018

The government has announced that it intends to bring into force a number of provisions contained in the Housing and Planning Act 2016. From 6 April 2018 the Act will...

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