October 30, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Forced Marriage Coercing someone into marrying another for some financial or societal benefit is illegal. In April of this year, three young […] Read more
October 22, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Inadmissible confessions The 2015 documentary series Making a Murderer follows the story of two men from Wisconsin who were convicted of sexually […] Read more
October 15, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Publishing, or having for publication for gain, an obscene article Prosecuting those who publish obscene articles (an offence under section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959) is hardly prudish, […] Read more
October 3, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Companies and Bribery Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 makes it an offence for a company to bribe another with the […] Read more
October 2, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Contempt of Court The case of Tommy Robinson, or to give him his real name, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has brought this issue into the […] Read more
September 26, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Private Probation Providers Fail Offenders and Society A few years ago, the National Probation Service was split into two. The exiSting service maintained its supervision of high-risk […] Read more
September 25, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Is being sexist or misogynist a crime? The answer is sometimes, but not always. Two years ago, Nottinghamshire Police decided to label misogyny and offences targeting women […] Read more
September 20, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet Do I have to give the police my phone PIN? The simple answer is no, but there are potential consequences in certain circumstances. When can they ask? It is arguable […] Read more
September 12, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet What to expect as a witness If you have provided a statement for the prosecution or for the defence you may be called to court to […] Read more
September 3, 2018 DW Blog No comments yet What power do the police have to test my eyesight? There has been much ado in the press about police forces undertaking random checks on motorists and revoking licences at […] Read more