Arrests for offensive Facebook and Twitter posts soar in London

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm6th June 2016

625 arrests were made for alleged section 127 offences in 2010  The number of people being arrested for “online crimes of speech” have increased dramatically in London. While arrests for aggressive, threatening or hateful speech on social media declined between 2010 and 2013, the numbers rose last year. According to the Register, a total of…

Tribunal fee increases will deny justice, Law Society warns

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm6th June 2016

roposed fee increases of more than 500% at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal would deny justice to people appealing Home Office decisions, the Law Society has warned. Responding to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals, Law Society president Jonathan Smithers (pictured) said: ‘Everyone should be able to access the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, irrespective of their financial…