‘The Prosecution is Obligated to Help Prove Your Innocence’, or ‘The Requisite Duty of Disclosure by the Police and Prosecution about Any Material that Would Help the Defendant’. Article by HH Solicitors North Shields It sounds strange, doesn’t it? Dramas have conditioned us to believe that the courtroom is an antagonistic stage where the prosecutors […]
Already 1.3 million non-UK workers have left the country since late 2019. The post-Brexit, post-COVID-19 landscape is all about recovery. Unfortunately the ongoing labor shortage is proving to be a strong damper on these efforts. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) recently spoke out about staff shortages and why a relaxation on immigration policies may […]
Child arrangements and parents having access to their children after a divorce is based upon the child’s rights to have access to both parents. A father’s rights over their child is much the same as the mother’s in the eyes of the law. Therefore, normally, it is not lawful for one parent to restrict the […]
The Domestic Abuse Bill of 2021 is unequivocally a good thing. Yet the fact that it is a 2021 bill – two decades into the millennium, begs the question – why only now? Surely the UK had protections against domestic abuse before, right? What is new or why is the Domestic Abuse bill needed, then? […]
According to surveys done by the homelessness charity Shelter and the National Residential Landlords Association and sources from YouGov, a bit over 3% of tenants are building up arrears. That still means over 227,000 private renters are at risk of losing their homes once the ban on evictions is lifted. Rent does not merely cover […]
Whether you are demanding compensations or trying to navigate discrimination or dismissal issues at work, the need for a solicitor in North East England may arise anytime. Solicitors can also help to handle custody, divorce, and other family issues, or prepare your will and contracts. These professionals also come in handy in selling and buying […]
There is an ongoing legal problem with the use of cryptocurrency and cryptoassets when it comes to building wealth and protecting funds from seizure. Lawyers and those seeking legal counsel need to be prepared to deal with new laws and precedent regarding the use, discovery, recovery, and freezing of cryptoassets as part of trial investigations. […]
This instantly sounds like a terrible idea. Ending the “something for nothing” loophole abuse in which some people live entirely through benefits without bothering to seek a job sounds truly asinine in a time in which as much as people might want to work, there are simply no jobs to be had. Whatever qualifiers must […]
The response towards COVID-19 mirrored most people’s naturally cynical expectations. The UK was almost completely unprepared at that start, the response was improvised without much planning, and then most of the populace fortunately and very Britishly just hunkered down to get on with it, save for some defiant quarantine-breakers. As long as most of us […]