This week, we will see England plunged into yet another lockdown, in a bid by the government to regain control...
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Delays in Disciplinary Proceedings for Nurses During COVID-19
As first-line healthcare providers, nurses have played a major role in the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The personal...
Legal Considerations for Teachers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Every profession in the country has experienced disruption to its practices, policies and procedures during the coronavirus pandemic. Teachers are...
School Penalty Fines: What Does the Law Say?
The 2019-2020 school year has just ended – easily the strangest, most disrupted school year since the Second World War....
E-Scooter Trials Are Set to Begin Immediately – What Restrictions Are There on Riders?
Late last week, the government announced that it would be commencing trials of electric scooter (“e-scooter”) rental schemes. The trials...
15 June Coronavirus Lockdown Rules – What’s Changed?
Nearly three months after coronavirus lockdown rules were imposed, British society continues to cautiously re-open. As of Monday 15 June...
Video Court Hearings – A Flawed Solution to the Impact of Coronavirus on the Justice System
Along with the rest of public life, the justice system is tentatively starting to emerge from coronavirus lockdown. Jury trials...
Proposed Legislation Would Double Magistrates’ Maximum Sentencing Powers
Even before the coronavirus crisis swelled the backlog of court cases, the magistrates’ court system in England and Wales was...
Coronavirus, the Courts, and You: Legal Proceedings and Hearings During Lockdown
How Are Court Proceedings Affected by the Coronavirus Lockdown? On 16 April, Dominic Raab confirmed that the emergency coronavirus lockdown...