The Law gazette law firm which helped conveyancing clients avoid paying a total of £1.3m in stamp duty land tax has been penalised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Gloucestershire firm BPE Solicitors LLP agreed to the publication of a regulatory settlement agreement following the regulator’s investigation. The SRA identified that the firm had acted in…
The Independent A two-tier structure for the crime of murder would not be accepted by the public and could blur the lines between accidental and intentional killings, MPs have heard. The House of Commons’ justice committee today discussed proposals by the Law Commission to introduce new categories for murder – first-degree, where a murder is…
The Guardian Case review concludes there is no evidence Yasser Alromisse located daughter’s safe house via accidental disclosures Mary Shipstone with her mother, Lyndsey. Photograph: Family handout/PA The safe house address of a seven-year-old girl murdered by her estranged father was accidentally sent to him by her mother’s solicitor, a serious case review has revealed.…
The Independent Department for Exiting the European Union spends an estimated £268,711 in eight weeks Lawyers are being paid more than £33,000 every week for legal advice on how to deliver Brexit, official figures show. Nick Clegg, who uncovered the spending, said it was further evidence of “how ill-prepared Whitehall is” for the enormous task of…
The Independent Parliamentary committee charged with scrutinising arms exports said it was likely British weapons had been used to violate international law The Saudis stand accused of bombing multiple international hospitals, as well as schools, wedding parties and food factories in Yemen AP Theresa May has staunchly defended selling arms to Saudi Arabia despite the…
The Independent Everything you need to know about the controversial policy British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference after the G20 Summit in Hangzhou EPA The points-based immigration system used by Australia and championed by a series of prominent politicians for the UK appears to have been dismissed by Theresa May. Here’s everything you…
The Independent Introduced in April 2015, the offence carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison Anna Richardson presented a Channel 4 documentary investigating ‘Revenge Porn’ in August last year Channel 4 More than 200 prosecutions have been brought since new laws to tackle revenge porn were rolled out across the UK, an official…
The Independent The recommendation in a new report goes against the advice of some women’s campaign groups An MPs’ committee says sexual offence and domestic violence victims should have the option of meeting their abusers Rex Features Rex Features Victims of sexual crime and domestic violence should be able to take part in “restorative justice”…
The Guardian Select committee says legal system in England and Wales should work towards ensuring right of restorative justice Prisoners taking part in a scheme to promote restorative justice. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer Victims of crime in England and Wales should be given the right to restorative justice – where they can confront…
Manchester Evening news Businesswoman Nosheen Sadaf produced fake letters saying her ‘sister in Pakistan’ had been driving the BMW Nosheen Sadaf, 36, has been given a six-month sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of perjury A businesswoman who twice fraudulently claimed her sister had been driving her car after being caught speeding was rumbled…
