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…
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…
A coroner has said the parents of a soldier found shot at Deepcut barracks in Surrey have waited far too long for a proper examination of her death. Pte Cheryl James, from north Wales, was found dead with a bullet wound to the head in 1995. The 18-year-old was one of four recruits to die…
Transport minister says government is ‘interested’ in bringing policy to UK to improve safety Figures suggest cyclists are 17 times more likely to be killed on the road than those travelling in vehicles Getty Images On-the-spot fines of up to £5,000 could be handed out to careless motorists who drive too close to cyclists, under new…
Judge says election results could be declared void in the event of a conviction The Conservative’s ‘Battlebus’ transported young activists around the country to campaign on candidate’s behalf Matt Cardy/Getty Images An attempt by a Conservative MP to block a police investigation into allegations his party broke election spending rules has failed. Kent Police last…
TWO men have been fined after pleading guilty to defrauding a train firm of almost £2,500 by claiming to have travelled on delayed trains and seeking compensation. Stephen Hudson, 40, and Andrew Craig, 36, both of Park Lane, Baildon, yesterday admitted making 23 fraudulent claims in total to Virgin Trains over a period of two…
Law firms’ bank debts have jumped 36% in the past year to an average of £38,000 per equity partner as firms seek to expand, according to research by a specialist accountant. Hazlewoods, a top 40 firm which carries out the Law Society’s financial benchmarking, says that many firms are increasing headcount and staff salaries as…
Errors that led to fingerprint and DNA records of hundreds of terror suspects being deleted were more widespread than thought, it has emerged. The Biometrics Commissioner said two months ago that 450 profiles had been wrongly deleted from a police database in England and Wales. But in an updated report, Alastair MacGregor revealed the figure…
Inquiry finds that a shortage of judges is contributing to two-thirds of trials in the Crown Court being delayed, or not going ahead at all Nearly half of people who had been witnesses in trials said they would not be prepared to do so again following their experience of the court system Getty The court system in England…
Critics fear the new law will drive users into the clutches of criminal drug dealers, whom it won’t be able to prosecute Concerns have been raised that the legal highs ban will be unenforceable Getty Images A blanket ban on legal highs has come into force amid warnings it is “unworkable” and drug dealers will be able to escape…
