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According to Mail Online, a House of Lords peer has apparently admitted during a House of Lords debate that he uses “friends” in the DVLA to track down drivers he spots littering. According to the article, it would appear that this involves...
Today, plans meant to help people better prepare for the cost of their future care needs have been published by the government alongside details of how the new fairer funding system will protect people’s homes and savings. Care and Support Minister...
The Government has announced that it is to investigate two of the private security companies it uses to electronically tag and monitor offenders, for over-charging. According to the BBC News website, the Ministry of Justice is also to be...
Recent local news in Sussex tells of a man who was controversially Tasered by police officers. According to The Argus website, footage taken by a member of the public appears to show a Taser gun being used on the suspect before he was then...
On Wednesday 10th July 2013, a man was shot by a police Taser in Manchester, and subsequently died. According to reports by BBC News, the police responded to a 999 call of a reported disturbance in Gorton of a man with a knife, and the Taser was immediately...
There has been increasing concern and much controversy regarding the use of Taser guns by police due to the weapon’s potentially deadly effects. A recent article in the St Helens Reporter shows that Taser guns have been fired 27 times in the last 3...
In a recent Court of Protection case, Re Buckley, restrictions were imposed on an attorney’s ability to invest a donor’s funds. The case involved a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) which was granted by Miss Buckley, 81, to her niece to be her...
There have been many concerns reported recently in the media regarding the use of Taser guns by the police. These weapons release a paralysing electric shock in to the body temporarily interrupting a person’s control of their own muscles. An article...
With the recent discovery that more than 57,000 people are on police bail, Richard Atkinson, chairman of the Law Society's criminal law committee, is calling for a review of police bail practices and suggesting bail should be to be limited to a maximum...
An article posted recently on the BBC News website highlights the importance of the need for the police to comply with data protection laws. The article entitled, ‘Guernsey Police breached data protections laws’ refers to a case on the island of...
