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The Prince of Wales and his power of veto

Although Prince Charles has no official role in the shaping and establishing of new laws in the United Kingdom, it has emerged that he does have the power to veto new bills.
Ministers approach the prince asking for his consent for certain pieces of legislation to be considered by Parliament once a year on average. The [...]

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October 31, 2011

Police accused of allowing false evidence in court

It has emerged that an undercover police officer, who, between 1995 and 2000 worked as an undercover police officer infiltrating the non violent organisation reclaim the Streets, was authorised to give false evidence in a court case.
He was amongst a group of protestors who were prosecuted for occupying a government office during a demonstration. It [...]

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October 20, 2011

Dale Farm eviction goes ahead

Yesterday saw riot police arriving at Dale Farm in order to begin the process of evicting residents from the farm. Although two men were tasered in the process, by this morning the bailiffs had arrived for the next stage; eviction.
The residents claimed they were promised a peaceful eviction, and yet with residents and supporters chaining [...]

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October 20, 2011

Dale Farm battle is lost

The battle that has now been raging for years between the travellers living on Dale Farm and Basildon council has finally come to an end. A judge has ruled that the council is perfectly justified in ordering and carrying the eviction of those who live on the farm.
Although the residents had challenged the eviction under [...]

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October 12, 2011

Assisted Suicide

The question many ask regarding this question is whether or not this should be legal, to assisted in someone’s suicide?A new clarification has been given to the law about helping someone to commit suicide, there has been a number of factors given, which will be considered when dealing with each case, i.e. if the [...]

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July 28, 2010

Sponsorship is the key

For many law and insurance firms sponsorship is key the key to promoting their company / organisation we mainly see the larger companies on shirts of football teams as these companies pay the teams huge amounts of money to sponsor them.
I am in no doubt that these firms make their money back with the exposure [...]

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July 22, 2010

Top tips for studying law

If you are considering a career in law do not be put off by the work load as there is many benefits to come once qualified. Some top tips to consider have been listed below:
1) Be realistic
When there’s so much competition, firms look at both your academic background and which university you went to. If [...]

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July 20, 2010

Caught Speeding Whilst Learning To Drive

Whilst learning to drive 10 years or so ago, a friend of mine was clocked doing 36 miles an hour in a 30-zone. She was learning to drive with a very well known driving school, in a dual-control car. The instructor was not paying sufficient attention to her, and so did not correct her speed.
When [...]

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January 25, 2010

Clearing Snow Could Cost You!

With all of the snow we have had recently, there have been numerous stories in the papers; from people stuck in a pub for 5 days, to a woman unable to get home to her husband for nearly 30 days after popping out for a turkey. And there are also numerous stories about people helping [...]

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January 21, 2010

Snowy Weather = Bad Roads, So How Is My Council Tax Being Spent?

I recently talked about what our Councils spend the council tax on, and I mentioned road maintenance. Well! With the last month of snowy weather, I was forced to time off work at the start of January because I simply couldn’t get my car safely out of my cul-de-sac and onto the main road.
I phoned [...]

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January 14, 2010
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