With the tragic death of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt, could more have been done under the existing legal framework to prevent this from happening? Usman Khan had previously been sentenced in 2012 for terrorism offences and committed the attack while on automatic release.
The Draft Environmental Bill has the potential to be an improvement on the environmental commitments currently stipulated by the EU. However, the vagueness of its language and the shortcomings of the OEP suggest that it has yet a lot of ground to travel before it can fulfill the promises made by the Government of a bill that truly speaks for the future.
The chilling reality of our criminal justice system that is the conventionalisation of misogynistic attitudes has led male defendants to increasingly ask juries to believe that their partners asked for their death by engaging in rough sex.
For the past year, the South Wales and Met Police have been trialing new technology called Automatic Facial Recognition Locate. The High Court considers its implications for personal rights and the future of the legal system.
With criminal cases involving children taking 40% longer from offence to completion today than in 2010, England’s Children’s Commissioner has called for reform of the system amid concerns that the delays are detrimental to access to justice and rehabilitation.
The UK Government has now established a programme to reform the labour market in its current form to address some of the major issues flagged up in responses to a number of consultations in October.
Parliament passed the Benn Act to ensure that, should Boris Johnson fail to secure a Brexit deal by 19th October, he is obliged to send a letter to the EU to ask for an article 50 extension until the 31st January. What does this mean for the British PM?
The possible merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda would be one of the biggest in the UK retail industry. The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) has initiated an extensive competitive assessment as to the potential implications of the tie-up between the two supermarket chains.
The Abortion Act 1967 arguably liberalised Britain but was never extended to Northern Ireland.
May’s Brexit deal comes crashing down after the largest defeats in history with a majority of 230 votes against.
