Police & Prisons

Articles

17 Nov 2009

Fighting fees

With careful planning, a realistic view of the claim's value and cooperation between the parties, litigants can legitimately reduce their court fees, says DJ Tim Jenkins

17 Nov 2009

No guarantees

Disclaiming a lease is a standard option where tenants become insolvent, but it does not extinguish the rights of third parties such as guarantors or former tenants, warns Julian Sidoli del Ceno

17 Nov 2009

Made to order

The role of grandparents and the rise in shared residence orders are two of the main trends the family courts have been grappling with when considering a child's best interests. Noel Arnold reports

10 Nov 2009

High Court judge warns over police interference in family proceedings

A High Court judge has warned about the “clash of culture” between the police and family courts after a wardship case was halted for 11 months on the basis of intelligence which turned out to be unproven.

10 Nov 2009

Off balance

The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act wrongly elevates minor offences committed by protestors to serious criminal actions and gives disproportionate protection to animal research organisations, says Benjamin Newton

27 Oct 2009

Time to let go

Whatever happened to rehabilitation? The decision of the Court of Appeal in Chief Constable of Humberside v The Information Commissioner [2009] EWCA Civ 1079 demonstrates that in reality no conviction is ever truly spent. The well-established belief that minor criminal convictions can be wiped out by time and repentance, and that mistakes made in youth need not dog one through the years of respectability which follow, has no foundation in fact.

27 Oct 2009

A tighter grip

Far from the new, civilised café society heralded in the 2003 Licensing Act, the Policing and Crime Bill is likely to bring back greater control on premises, says Jeremy Phillips

13 Oct 2009

Lacking recognition?

A recent case has been heralded as a victory for transsexuals, but it may in fact have compromised their rights, says David Hewitt