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21 FebInfidelity is Murder
The case of Regina v Clinton 2012 held that a partner’s infidelity can count as a defence to a murder, where the defendant seeks to rely on ‘loss of control’. The chief justice made it abundantly clear that infidelity could not be argued as the sole reason for such a murder, but could be one [...]
Read More ...20 FebOnly Law Site Teams up with FindLaw UK to provide Free Legal Advice
Only Law Site is excited to announce that it has teamed up with Find Law UK to provide free legal advice on the FindLaw forum. Only Law Site aims to provide a range of free legal advice via FindLaw’s active forum where visitors will be able to post questions to the forum and receive free [...]
Read More ...19 FebConfiscation Orders
In the case of R v James 2011 it was established that money spent on items for the purpose of an enterprise to evade excise duty on tobacco did not amount to a benefit from criminal conduct as they were not sums obtained as a result of or in connection with criminal conduct. The Court [...]
Read More ...16 FebBurglary Sentencing
The new guidelines for burglary have placed an emphasis on the effects on the victim, central to any tariff that will be imposed. An example of this for instance is where the victim is at home when the burglary takes place, then the sentence will be more severe. When offenders burgle a domestic premises, they [...]
Read More ...15 FebIs failure to pay a deposit a fundamental breach in Conveyancing?
The question of whether failure to pay the deposit amount and whether it resulted in a repudiatory breach of contract, was made clearer recently in case in which the buyer entered into a contract in June to buy for £4.5 million on the basis that deposit would be paid the following March and completion in [...]
Read More ...14 FebCounterpart legal definition
On occasion, parties to a contract are not able to sign the same copy of an engrossment of a contract or other instrument due to the distance between them or some other impracticality. As such a single original agreement or document cannot be executed by both parties. An original agreement may be required in order [...]
Read More ...12 FebInterest rate levels help cut number of repossessions
With interest rates being kept at an all time low by the Bank of England we consider the impact of this on repossessions of property by mortgage lenders. Record low interest rates have driven down the number of repossessions in the UK to the lowest level since 2007, lenders said. Around 8,500 properties were repossessed [...]
Read More ...10 FebInternet contempt juror sends ‘important message’
A juror who carried out internet research on a defendant has been jailed for six months. The Divisional Court, headed by the lord chief justice Lord Judge, found university lecturer Theodora Dallas (pictured) guilty of contempt of court, following a case brought by the attorney general Dominic Grieve QC. Dallas was a juror in a [...]
Read More ...09 FebLaw centres warning
Peers warned that Law Centres closing will leave thousands without access to justice if the government’s plan cuts to legal aid go ahead. Labour’s former legal aid minister said that taking social welfare law out of the scope of legal aid would reduce by 86% the funding that law centres receive to provide advice or [...]
Read More ...08 FebGathering data for your personal injury case
Below is a guide on gathering the required information for a personal injury matter. 1.Collect all important documents and evidences, including the photographs, police and medical reports, and statements of your witnesses. 2.Take notes of important details and review the policies given by the company. Do not say anything that will cause your claim to [...]
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