October 2018

Posted by edelegal | 29 October 2018

Coercing someone into marrying another for some financial or societal benefit is illegal.   In April of this year, three young women in Sheffield became subject to Forced Marriage Protection...

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Posted by edelegal | 24 October 2018

There are two distinct criminal offences, one of harassment putting people in fear of violence and one without. Stalking is a similar but separate offence and is not covered in...

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Posted by edelegal | 23 October 2018

The 2015 documentary series Making a Murderer follows the story of two men from Wisconsin who were convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering a woman.   One of the convicted...

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Posted by edelegal | 15 October 2018

Prosecuting those who publish obscene articles (an offence under section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959) is hardly prudish, despite what certain commentators would argue.   The maximum sentence...

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Posted by edelegal | 11 October 2018

You may have heard about ‘texts’ or a ‘Brown envelope to the Judge’, some of the names for the old system.   If you helped the police a ‘text’ may...

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Posted by edelegal | 08 October 2018

A solicitor is there to help advise you on the law, to guide you through difficult times, explain, advise and represent you. But who tells us what to do and...

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Posted by edelegal | 03 October 2018

Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 makes it an offence for a company to bribe another with the intent of obtaining or retaining business or to gain an advantage...

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Posted by edelegal | 01 October 2018

The case of Tommy Robinson, or to give him his real name, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has brought this issue into the public eye, but what is it all about?   What...

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