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14 October 2020
Issue: 7906 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Criminal
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NLJ this week: SVROs - an effective way to tackle knife crime?

The Home Office is consulting on Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVRO), which aim to tackle knife crime and other violence

Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of Leicester De Montfort Law School looks at the relationship between SVROs and existing stop and search powers. He highlights potential controversy around SVROs and identifies the key features for their use.

While the Home Office consultation acknowledges ‘cases of mistaken identity’ and errors regarding whether the order exists or has expired could become an issue, Parpworth argues there is a need for stronger safeguards. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals
Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned
The law sector has been chosen as the testing ground for the government’s AI Growth Labs—speeding up development, testing and regulatory compliance so software can be market-ready more quickly
A range of options beyond burial, cremation and burial at sea could become legally available, under Law Commission recommendations
Artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistants will be deployed to cut delays in the Crown Court, ministers have announced
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