Recent Cases and News

Landlords to Face Additional Punishment The government has announced that it intends to bring into force a number of provisions contained in the Housing and Planning Act 2016. From 6 April 2018 the Act will allow local authorities to apply for a banning...

When the Director of Public Prosecutions writes to a national newspaper and apologises for a prosecution failure in an individual case, you know that something significant went wrong. Before exploring that however, it might be thought a great pity that she...

Recreational Drug Use - The Hidden Costs As Christmas approaches and we begin to let our hair down a little and enjoy the festivities, some people are enticed into the world of so-called 'recreational drugs'. There are a great many substances...

Newspapers this week reported the following story: 'The number of people arrested over terrorism-related offences in Britain has risen by 54% to 400 in one of the most intense periods for attacks in recent history. The Home Office said the increase in...

Extradition - An Introduction Extradition is the formal process where one country asks another to return a person to stand trial or to serve a sentence. Under multilateral conventions and bilateral extradition treaties, the UK has extradition relations...

Jury Trial - How Your Fate is Decided We talk a lot in this Country about the benefits of a jury trial, how leaving the decision in the hands of 12 people chosen at random, is the fairest way of securing justice, but how does a jury decide?   ...

Beyond the Blade: we finally know how many youths are killed by knives. Until now, we had no idea who the victims of knife crime in the UK actually were. Sadly, the facts make for very grim reading. Follow the link below for The Guardian analysis of...

Follow The Money ... 'Follow the money' is a rather clichéd line from the film 'All The President's Men' which charted the scandal that engulfed President Nixon in the 1970s. But even today, the money trail is very much the...

Lansbury Worthington has recently brought a challenge to these Notices and Orders before the High Court. While the legislative framework remains unchanged, we at Lansbury Worthington nevertheless remain committed to ensuring these orders are only ever...

Being drunk on an aircraft will not be tolerated and will be met with an immediate custodial sentence, even for those of previous good character and with no previous convictions, the Court of Appeal has recently ruled. Being drunk on an aircraft is an...