Extended Determinate Sentences Previously people who were deemed to be dangerous but did not meet the threshold for a life sentence were sentenced, the Court imposed IPP sentences. These were introduced in 2006 but abolished in 2012 for being inhumane. The Extended Determinate Sentence (EDS) was introduced as the replacement to the IPP sentence. The […]
The Parole Process: Are You Eligible? Whether you are a Prisoner who has experience of the Parole process or whether you are about to commence your first parole review, it is an extremely stressful time. Therefore, it is helpful to understand the general process of the review and when those reviews may take place. Over […]
Eagerly Anticipated Reforms for IPP’s IPP sentences were introduced in 2006 with the aim of preventing offenders who were considered dangerous from being released automatically, even though the offence did not merit a life sentence. This meant that in order to gain release, they had to go through risk assessments with the Parole Board and […]
When couples separate, there is often a lot of tension about their child arrangements. What used to be easy conversations can suddenly become difficult. Some parents may be able to agree matters amicably. Sadly, there will be cases where the emotions are too high, relations strained and even discussing basic parenting turns into a complex […]
In England and Wales, pets, whether it is a cat, dog or a fish are considered in law under the Section 24 (1) and 24A of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973), or the Civil Partnership Act 2004 as ‘chattels’, similar to possessions such as a car or a piece of furniture. The courts […]
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Regardless of how long an unmarried couple have been together, there are no legal protections in place which will grant them automatic entitlement to each other’s property or to obtain financial support. It is entirely possible for one party, if they have no stake in the house and were being supported by the other’s income, […]
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Following a divorce or dissolution of a marriage or civil partnership, the Court must decide how to distribute the property of the people involved in the event that they cannot decide how to divide their finances themselves. The court must apply the statutory criteria set out in section 25 of the matrimonial causes acts [1973] […]
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