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law Articles

The slow erosion of democracy and justice

The much-criticised Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 came into force on 1 April 2013. LASPO was devised in an effort to cut the £2bn annual legal aid bill by £350m a year, through wide sweeping and substantial cuts to the provision of civil...
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Follow New York’s usury law

Events worldwide and in the UK in recent years have shown that the financial services industry cannot be left to ‘light touch’ of self-regulation. The coalition is failing to introduce the regulations of this industry that are needed to protect the economy, consumers...
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Improving our tattered reputation on fighting fraud

With the coalition facing growing criticism for its failure to get to grips with city crime, Labour’s policy review on tackling serious fraud and white collar crime, announced last week, makes welcome reading. In the past few years the United Kingdom has unfortunately...
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Broadcasting justice

Sometime in the next few weeks, the crime and courts bill will complete all its stages in parliament and become law. Clause 28 allows for the filming of proceedings in court and I welcome it. I think my case is strengthened by the behaviour of the jury in the Vicky...
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