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Your solicitor or legal advisor is there to offer guidance and advice in the time leading up to your court hearing and on the day. They will inform you what documents you need to bring with you and advise you on your case as a whole. There are, however, a few practical pieces of advice… Continue reading Preparing for a Family Court Hearing

You must go through the conveyancing process when purchasing a property, no matter whether it is your first property purchase or you 100th. Conveyancing refers to the legal process of the transfer of property ownership titles from one person to another. We take a look at the conveyancing process in further detail. When Does Conveyancing… Continue reading Buying Property: What is Conveyancing?

Transferring ownership of a property does not have to be a complicated process. We take a look at the various situations that can require the transfer of property ownership and the process involved. Reasons to Transfer Property Ownership Whilst you can remove names from the deeds of a property, you can also add them. Some… Continue reading Transferring Ownership of a Property

There are fundamental differences between the magistrates’ court and the Crown Court. We discuss these differences in further detail and explain what happens if you are charged with a crime. What Happens When you are Charged with a Crime? Upon being charged with a crime, you will be given a ‘charge sheet’. This document will… Continue reading Being Charged with a Crime: Magistrates and Crown Court

Every year, the police launch a drink driving campaign, aiming to reduce the number of people drink driving over Christmas and the New Year. How Many People are Caught Drink Driving at Christmas? In 2016, new legislation meant that the police could randomly stop vehicles at authorised vehicle checkpoints, and carry out a breathalyser test… Continue reading Drink Driving at Christmas 2019

By law, every parent must ensure that any child under 14 wears a seatbelt when being a passenger in their car. Those older than 14 are responsible for wearing a seatbelt themselves. Any passenger over 14 and not wearing a seatbelt in a moving vehicle could receive up to a £500 fine The Law and… Continue reading Child Car Seats and The Law

A strange case at the Old Bailey drew to a close this week, resulting in a Metropolitan Police Officer, Robyn Williams, being sentenced to a community order with 200 hours of unpaid work, concerning the possession of an indecent video of a child. On the face of it, the sentence is not at all surprising,… Continue reading Divided Loyalty Can Exact a High Price

Tough New Weapons Laws Hit the Statute Book On 16th May 2019 the controversial Offensive Weapons bill received Royal Assent, bringing into law the Offensive Weapons Act 2019. Why Was this Law Passed? This legislation has been passed in order to assist in stemming the current problems in relation to knife crime and other serious… Continue reading Tough New Weapons Laws Hit the Statute Book

In criminal law, we use two different standards of proof, the most well known is ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ (although these days expressed as ‘so that you are sure’), and the balance of probabilities. The latter standard of proof gets less attention but is nonetheless of critical importance in criminal cases. Whilst we hear the term… Continue reading On the Balance of Probabilities – But What Does That Mean?

Few people would disagree with the suggestion that sentencing law in England and Wales is a complete mess. The provisions that govern how a defendant is to be sentenced are both complex and disparate and to be found across a significant number of statutes. Why Does This Matter? Research has shown that thousands of sentencing… Continue reading Sentencing – Breaking the Code