By Stephen Scully in Criminal Law on Tuesday 8 May 2012 @ 10:27
Following on from my blog earlier this year on this subject, I can now confirm that drug driving will become a criminal offence punishable by up to six months imprisonment, under a new law to be unveiled later this week. The Government is acting to change the current law which requires the... read more
By Bethan Jones in Employment Law on Friday 27 April 2012 @ 09:50
The Supreme Court has this week handed down its judgment in respect of an important case dealing with compulsory retirement. As Jenny Gibson explained in her blog of 22 February 2011, the law relating to compulsory retirement changed from 1 October 2011. Employers can still retire employees... read more
By Stephen Scully in Criminal Law on Wednesday 25 April 2012 @ 16:00
The controversial new prison just off the M54 officially opened yesterday. Initially projected to be a 'titan prison', and holding up to 2,500 offenders, it was downsized and is now expected to house up to 1600 prisoners. The prison is located next to two existing prisons, HMP... read more
By Kerry Griffiths in Criminal Law on Tuesday 13 March 2012 @ 11:06
I first became interested in learning sign language after representing a profoundly deaf client at the police station. When I found out there was a BSL (British Sign Language) 01 Sign Language class being held at Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology (SCAT) on a Wednesday evening I jumped... read more
By Amanda Jones in Personal Injury on Monday 27 February 2012 @ 11:18
The recent coach crash near Rheims in France followed on from previous coach crashes involving British holidaymakers. Five years ago a party consisting of pupils, parents and teachers from Kingsland Grange School in Shrewsbury were being transported by coach from the French Alps ski resort of... read more
