Legal experts float change in rape law to help victims (The Scotsman: Scotland News)
Legal experts float change in rape law to help victims (The Scotsman: Scotland News)
SECURING a rape conviction would be made easier under a change in the law suggested by legal experts today.
OFT action thwarted by legal loophole (Financial Times)
A legal loophole is preventing the Office of Fair Trading from using tough criminal sanctions to force reluctant companies to hand over documents during their investigations.
Refugee law ‘breaking up families’ (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A quarter of failed asylum seeker families threatened with having their children taken into care unless they returned home have gone underground, it has emerged.
Women ‘want tough abortion law’ (BBC News)
The majority of UK women want a reduction in the legal time limit for abortions, a survey suggests.
Reform of law may boost rape convictions (The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
LAW reformers are prepared to consider dropping the need for corroboration in some rape and sexual offence cases: a radical change in the Scottish criminal justice system which could help boost conviction rates.
Reform of law may boost rape convictions (The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
LAW reformers are prepared to consider dropping the need for corroboration in some rape and sexual offence cases: a radical change in the Scottish criminal justice system which could help boost conviction rates.