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Obstruction of highway

Legal Q&A

 What might amount to an obstruction of the road or a highway etc?

Ruling regarding the Post Office convictions

Case Law
 In the case of R v Reynolds and others 2024, convictions of dishonesty offences were quashed for workers for the Post Office Limited where the prosecutions were an abuse of process.

Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Legal Update

 From 7 May 2024, the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 are amended by the Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/521). These Regulations remove the independent legally qualified chair of police misconduct proceedings and replaces them with the chief officer of the relevant force, who will now chair misconduct hearings for non-senior officers.  

Bail

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Bail