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Posted by edelegal | 17 December 2018

Hacking has been in the news a great deal in the last couple of years, for example, the 2016 US Presidential Elections, the extradition case of Lauri Love and the...

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Posted by edelegal | 12 December 2018

The Human Rights Act is 20 years old this year. Its name is often used in vain, “it’s against my human rights!” or blamed for something that probably isn’t to...

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Posted by edelegal | 10 December 2018

The power of the police to stop and search is currently in the media due to the rise in murders and serious crimes of violence involving the use of knives,...

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Posted by edelegal | 05 December 2018

We all know that fly-tipping is an offence, but did you know you commit an offence if you pass waste to someone who isn’t licensed?   What do you mean...

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Posted by edelegal | 03 December 2018

Earlier this year the Metropolitan Police was in the spotlight over their use of a ‘gang matrix’, and now they are back in the news again.   What is the...

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Posted by edelegal | 28 November 2018

In a dramatic climax the jury returned guilty verdicts in the case of R v Sally Metcalfe, the hapless Coronation Street Councillor caught up in fraud, money laundering and bribery....

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Posted by edelegal | 26 November 2018

As of 6 December 2018, law firms are required to publish information about certain price, service and regulatory matters. Who needs to publish information? An authorised firm or a sole...

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Posted by edelegal | 23 November 2018

What is it? Restorative Justice, or RJ as it is sometimes known, is a way of holding offenders to account and can be used as an alternative to a caution...

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Posted by edelegal | 19 November 2018

Everyone has received a nuisance call, and they are a real nuisance to many, but how do your details become available, and what is being done about it?   Who...

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Posted by edelegal | 15 November 2018

On 29th January 2017, Christine Sullivan and her housemate were found murdered in Farmington, New Hampshire. Their bodies were discovered by the house owner, Dean Smoronk, who was Sullivan’s boyfriend....

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