In the week that the Lord Chancellor releases 1,700 prisoners early to ease pressure on overcrowded prisons, NLJ author Janet Carter pleads the case for the alternative ‘lawful & immediate remedy’ of community orders
Adverse inference & failure to mention a fact can be used as strategies for the defence even where the prosecution has overlooked their use
A man has been found guilty of conspiring to commit FGM, in the third FGM conviction in England and Wales, and first conviction of conspiracy to commit FGM
A Bill to resentence prisoners still serving imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences has been introduced to the House of Lords
Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London
Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds
Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment