09
Mar 2023
Changes to the pre-charge bail system took effect in November 2022, following the commencement of Schedule 4 of The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. This change removes the presumption against pre-charge bail that was introduced by the Policing and Crime Act 2017(PACE) to encourage the Police to use pre-charge bail over releasing suspects…
08
Mar 2023
A landmark decision has been reached in the Supreme Court following the case of Fearn & ors v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4 . The iconic Tate Modern Gallery boasts a viewing platform on the tenth floor which provides the 500,000-600,000 visitors each year on average stunning panoramic views of…
07
Mar 2023
Family courts are continuing to experience a serious backlog, with some estimates putting the outstanding cases at over 110,000. This means that court proceedings are taking over 43 weeks to reach a final hearing on average, with many cases taking much longer. We look at alternative options. If you are going through a divorce, there…
07
Mar 2023
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has said that doctors, ambulance workers and other NHS staff in England have faced “significant distress” and harm over the past year as a result of long delays in emergency and urgent care. The health safety watchdog, which monitors safety in the NHS in England, said many staff…
07
Mar 2023
The Care Quality Commission has said Northampton General Hospital did not always have enough experienced and qualified maternity staff to keep women safe from avoidable harm. Figures obtained show that 49 serious incidents have occurred in the hospital’s maternity services in four years, who said they had undertaken “a lot of work” in the…
07
Mar 2023
Latest statistics show that the number of patients on hospital waiting lists in Scotland has risen again to almost 625,000. The number waiting for a planned operation or outpatient appointment, such as cataract removal or hip replacement, is almost double the average before the Covid pandemic. More patients continue to be added to…
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