The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has commended the Republic of Ghana for abolishing the death penalty for all crimes except high treason.
Police forces have been drug testing individuals arrested for domestic abuse offences as part of a pilot to establish perpetrator profiles and offender rehabilitation opportunities to protect victims.
Thames Valley and City law firm, B P Collins LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of employment partner, Alix Beese, who has joined from Mishcon de Reya.
Travers Smith LLP has bolstered its Asset Management client offering with the hire of Tosin Adeyeri as a partner in the Funds group, further strengthening its expertise in private funds formation and secondaries work.
Dartmoor National Park Authority has won an appeal against a High Court ruling which held that members of the public were not permitted to wild camp on the moor without the permission of the landowner.
The High Court has ruled in favour of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against Robin Forster, the director of a company which took £57 million from 380 investors in an illegal care home investment scheme.