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Obstruction of a Highway: Understanding Protest Rights Post-Director of Public Prosecutions v Ziegler
Legislation on Obstruct Highway The legislation says that, “If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway he is guilty…
November 27, 2024

Opinion
The 10-Year Period of Reasonable Belief for Adverse Possession Examined In Brown V Ridley (2024)
What is adverse possession? Quite simply this is the physical ‘adverse’ possession of land (which one does not own) for a specified period (previously 12 years but since October 2003…
November 7, 2024

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Second Time Lucky? Lord Chancellor Announces Increased Sentencing Powers for Magistrates’
In May 2022 the then Conservative government doubled sentencing powers for Magistrates’ from 6 to 12 months, reasoning that the move would “provide additional capacity to drive down the backlog…
October 18, 2024
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