Law and Rights
- An Event At An Anti-fracking Protest
Here is a link to a report in the Manchester Evening News 21st February. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is to investigate the arrest of a man at an anti-fracking camp. Dr Steven Peers is planning to sue Greater Manchester...
- North Liverpool Community Justice Centre ~ Another Idea Bites The Dust!
In 2005, the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre opened with fanfares and great promise of a new and more effective way to administer justice. Much of the background to the setting up of the Centre may be read in an evaluation report prepared...
- A Problematic Sentence: R V Bolton, Griffin And Marshall - Manchester Crown Court
Some sentences handed down by judges make people wonder just where the law is heading. Three men in Manchester have just received "Intensive Alternative to Custody" - (which is available in Greater Manchester) - sentences for an appalling crime. ...
- The Ministry Of Justice: Turkey; Secure Training Centres
The U.K. Government supports Turkey's desire to become a member of the European Union - see, for example, David Cameron's speech 27th July 2010. The Ministry of Justice, even in these times of cuts and national austerity, has been able to...
- Drinking Banning Orders On Conviction
Did you know that (from 1st April 2010) the courts can impose a Drinking Banning Order on a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence committed whilst under the influence of drink? The law is in the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. ...
Law and Rights
Law Centres in Manchester facing closure
As we watch ?high profile? criminal and divorce "ancillary relief" cases proceeding through the courts, it is worth noting that at the far end of the legal scale very valuable Law Centres are now struggling to survive. This is certainly the case in Manchester where two centres serving deprived areas may have to close before Christmas ? see ?Manchester Law Centres may face closure? ? The Guardian 21st October 2010. It appears that the Law Centres have lost out to the Citizen?s Advice Bureau in a tendering process. For many years, the Centre has provided free legal advice and representation in important areas such as housing, welfare benefits, employment etc. See South Manchester Law Centre.
- An Event At An Anti-fracking Protest
Here is a link to a report in the Manchester Evening News 21st February. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is to investigate the arrest of a man at an anti-fracking camp. Dr Steven Peers is planning to sue Greater Manchester...
- North Liverpool Community Justice Centre ~ Another Idea Bites The Dust!
In 2005, the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre opened with fanfares and great promise of a new and more effective way to administer justice. Much of the background to the setting up of the Centre may be read in an evaluation report prepared...
- A Problematic Sentence: R V Bolton, Griffin And Marshall - Manchester Crown Court
Some sentences handed down by judges make people wonder just where the law is heading. Three men in Manchester have just received "Intensive Alternative to Custody" - (which is available in Greater Manchester) - sentences for an appalling crime. ...
- The Ministry Of Justice: Turkey; Secure Training Centres
The U.K. Government supports Turkey's desire to become a member of the European Union - see, for example, David Cameron's speech 27th July 2010. The Ministry of Justice, even in these times of cuts and national austerity, has been able to...
- Drinking Banning Orders On Conviction
Did you know that (from 1st April 2010) the courts can impose a Drinking Banning Order on a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence committed whilst under the influence of drink? The law is in the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. ...