The Creation of a Single County Court System

by Carter Moore on May 15, 2012

In the Queen’s speech on 10th May, she spoke of creating a single county court system, in England and Wales, which has been confirmed by the government. This proposal, along with a number of others, was thrown out in March. However, on Wednesday, it was confirmed that this would be introduced in the Crime and [...]

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APIL Fight for Asbestos Claims

by Carter Moore on May 3, 2012

The president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), Karl Tonks, has vowed to get those who have suffered as a result of an industrial disease or an accident that was not their fault, the justice they deserve. The city of Manchester is leading the campaign for APIL. There are hopes to set up [...]

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Carter Moore Office Expansion

by Carter Moore April 26, 2012Carter Moore News

We are pleased to announce that our Chorlton solicitors and their support staff have moved to our Manchester city centre office. This is part of expansion plans that are taking place within the firm. We have now taken over three floors in our prestigious St John Street location and all of our members of staff [...]

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Police Interview Loopholes

by Carter Moore April 19, 2012Criminal Law

Certain aspects of police interviews have become a concern of the Law Society. The concern was raised after it became apparent that some police officers have been denying those suspected of committing a crime the right to legal representation. The way in which police are getting around the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) [...]

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Abu Hamza Extradition to US

by Carter Moore April 12, 2012Criminal Law

On Tuesday 10th April, the European Court of Human Rights made a decision to extradite Abu Hamza and four other suspected terrorists to the US. This decision came after it was decided that detaining the five men and the length of their sentences would not be breaching any laws and would not quantify ill-treatment. The [...]

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Extradition Treaty deemed ‘one-sided’

by Carter Moore April 2, 2012Criminal Law

Last week, MPs spoke out at how British citizens are being failed by the current extradition treaty that is in place between the UK and the US. The treaty was created in 2003 and a report created by the House of Commons’ has showed that it is easier to extradite a British citizen to the [...]

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Protests in Morocco Continue: Rape-Marriage Law

by Carter Moore March 19, 2012Criminal Law

Women’s rights activists have continued to protest outside Morocco’s parliament in the capital city of Rabat, demanding that a law on sexual violence is abolished. Currently in Morocco, if a man has raped girl who is a minor, he is allowed to marry her instead of facing prosecution. This issue has come to light in [...]

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Industrial Diseases Exempt from Legal Aid Cuts

by Carter Moore March 16, 2012Personal Injury

Anyone suffering from an asbestos related disease will be exempt from the new no win, no fee litigation reforms. On Wednesday of this week, the House of Lords agreed that those with an asbestos related claim could continue to seek access and the amendments were made to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders [...]

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Missing Criminals to be Named

by Carter Moore March 13, 2012Criminal Law

The Government are introducing a new scheme that will name missing criminals if they have been lost for three months. The missing criminal’s details will be published online and will stay on there for two weeks. Nick Herbert, the policing minister, will be writing to police forces today to announce the new proposals. The scheme [...]

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New Law Against Stalking Called For

by Carter Moore February 7, 2012Criminal Law

MPs and peers are calling for a new law which will make stalking a serious offence in order to prevent such cases ending in violence and murder. Scotland made stalking a criminal offence in 2010 and campaigners have said that simply making stalking an offence of harassment is not enough. The British Crime Survey brought [...]

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