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Posted by edelegal | 24 March 2020

At 2 pm on Saturday 21 March 2020, a law came into force which forced the closure of some businesses.   This law was enacted by virtue of The Health...

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Posted by edelegal | 27 February 2020

The Forensic Science Regulator regulates forensic scientists in England and Wales. The Regulator ensures that the provision of forensic science evidence across the criminal justice system is subject to appropriate...

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Posted by edelegal | 27 February 2020

If you ask most people how many people are selected to sit on a jury hearing a criminal case, the answer from most if not all will be 12.  ...

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Posted by edelegal | 27 February 2020

Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has written to NHS staff voicing his concern in relation to the use of violence against emergency workers. Hancock’s approach...

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Posted by edelegal | 11 February 2020

A new series on Netflix, ‘The Stranger’, is receiving rave reviews, with viewers keen to discover the secret being kept from lawyer Adam Price, as the search continues for his...

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Posted by edelegal | 04 February 2020

    On Sunday 2nd February 2020 Sudesh Amman wore a fake suicide vest and stabbed two people in Streatham. Amman had only recently been released from a prison sentence...

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Posted by edelegal | 04 February 2020

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 came in to force on 10 January 2020, with the effect of implementing Fifth Money Laundering Directive into UK law.  ...

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Posted by edelegal | 30 January 2020

In 2015 Emily Hunt complained to the police that she had been raped in a hotel room. She had also been filmed, naked and asleep, without her consent. Although she...

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Posted by edelegal | 28 January 2020

The government has announced further funding to strengthen security measures at several prisons. The funding will go towards advanced body scan technology, aimed at preventing drugs, weapons, mobile telephones and...

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Posted by edelegal | 21 January 2020

It has long been a criminal offence to take photographs or make recordings in court; even sketch artists have to sketch from memory rather than while in court.   In...

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