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The Independent Mental Health Act Review published their final report in December 2018, the contents of which may be of interest to you if you are detained in hospital…

Can I be forced to give police the password to my phone or laptop? Our crime solicitors team, takes a look at the police’s powers…

Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice on 13 June 2019 confirm that the percentage of immigration and asylum appeals being allowed is at its highest on record. In the…

Leaving unequal shares of your estate to your children may sound like a good idea, where one, for example, may have higher earnings or a more comfortable financial state….

With the average house price sitting around £125,397, in the North East, it is no surprise that the market has created a generation of renters.  Insufficient levels of home…

The BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show reported today (15.05.19) that more than 120 MPs have written to the government asking for an inquiry into how family…

Clients who are investigated for the first time often worry that if they are given a caution or are convicted, then they might never be able to get a…

As you may well be aware, David Beckham got banned from driving yesterday (9 May 2019). Being banned from driving can happen to anyone, and the rich and famous…

What is a PLO letter? PLO stands for ‘Public Law Outline’, a set of rules outlining the duties of the local authority when they are concerned about the welfare of…

Upskirting is the taking of surreptitious, sexually intrusive photographs.  This is now a specific criminal offence in England and Wales punishable by up to two years in prison…