Romance fraud, the act of approaching unsuspecting people looking for love on dating websites or apps with the aim of tricking them out of either money or enough personal information to steal their identity, has risen significantly during lockdown
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What is an unspent conviction
People submitting applications to the UK Border Agency and the Home Office for immigration related matters are under a duty to disclose on their application forms any unspent convictions. However; most people don’t really know what an unspent conviction is and this causes no end of problems with applications, often resulting in refusal of the […]
Private Client Criminal Defence Solicitors When facing criminal proceedings, the last thing you want is delay in your legal team acting in your best interests because of problems and restrictions with Legal Aid. It used to be that Legal Aid would provide full and immediate cover for anyone charged with or suspected of crime. This […]
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Defence Services Although solicitors spend most of their time assisting and defending clients, there can be occasions when a solicitor is themselves called before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (STD) for alleged breaches of the Codes of Practice. This can be a daunting process and in many cases will have occurred after […]
Ministry of Justice ticked off over barrister earnings claim The Ministry of Justice has been criticised by the UK Statistics Authority over misleading figures used to justify legal aid cuts. Sir Andrew Dilnot, chair of the independent body, wrote to legal aid minister Shailesh Vara highlighting concerns raised about the ‘nature, quality, timing and use’ […]
