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After a recent spate of assaults involving the use of acids and other corrosive substances, the government has acted to try and curb their use. At the present time, around 15 offences per week involve the use of acid and other similar substances. In January 2018, the Home Office announced a voluntary agreement with a… Continue reading Acid Attacks – New Laws in Force

Using your phone whilst driving is dangerous, but many people still say they are unclear in what situation a mobile can be used. Broadbents Solicitors discusses this topic further and clarify common misconceptions around this area of the law. The law states very clearly that it is illegal to hold a phone or a sat… Continue reading Using Your Phone Whilst Driving

Everyone has received a nuisance call, and they are a real nuisance to many, but how do your details become available, and what is being done about it? Who Are The ICO? The Information Commissioner’s Office (the ‘ICO’) is an independent organisation that was set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promote openness… Continue reading Nuisance calls and the Information Commissioner’s Office

What is it? Restorative Justice, or RJ as it is sometimes known, is a way of holding offenders to account and can be used as an alternative to a caution or conviction, or alongside a sentence. What Happens? Restorative justice gives a victim the opportunity to meet or communicate with an offender to help them… Continue reading Restorative Justice

As of 6 December 2018, law firms are required to publish information about certain price, service and regulatory matters. Who Needs to Publish Information? An authorised firm or a sole practitioner must publish cost information on its website (or it must be available by request if there is no website). The requirement arises whenever a… Continue reading Price and Service Transparency

If you have a website, you’re likely to have processes in place to ensure it remains up to date for its intended audience. From updating your case studies to adding in new products and perhaps writing general company news, keeping your website updated can help your business reach more people and grow. However, when you… Continue reading Is This Information Included on Your Website?

The power of the police to stop and search is currently in the media due to the rise in murders and serious crimes of violence involving the use of knives, particularly in London. A particular area of concern is the disproportionate use of search powers in relation to some minority groups. So, What Are The… Continue reading Stop and Search

In a major announcement, the government has signalled a busy year ahead with legislative changes affecting the criminal law. Following on from the recent announcement about the sentencing of domestic abuse offences, the government has announced further reforms. There will be a new definition of domestic abuse making clear that it applies to all relationships… Continue reading New Domestic Abuse Protections Announced

In Entick v Carrington (1765), a case concerning the entry to and searching of premises, the court ruled: “…if this is law it would be found in our books, but no such law ever existed in this country; our law holds the property of every man so sacred, that no man can set his foot… Continue reading Searching For Answers

It can be a temptation to family members, and to others perhaps for financial gain, to seek to convey articles into prisons. The chance of being detected is high and possibly for that reason many who might otherwise be tempted to do so, resist. Section 40CB of the Prison Act 1952 makes it an offence… Continue reading Throwing Articles into Prisons