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More than 200 prosecutions for revenge porn have been brought since the new law came into effect last April, contributing to a record rise in sex offences, the Crown Prosecution Service annual Violence against Women and Girls report showed. Domestic abuse and sex offences made up 18.6% of CPS cases and convictions rose by almost 11% to 87,275, the highest number ever. (See 'The CPS chief', Counsel, October 2016.)
More than 200 prosecutions for revenge porn have been brought since the new law came into effect last April, contributing to a record rise in sex offences, the Crown Prosecution Service annual Violence against Women and Girls report showed. Domestic abuse and sex offences made up 18.6% of CPS cases and convictions rose by almost 11% to 87,275, the highest number ever. (See 'The CPS chief', Counsel, October 2016.)
Update from the Chair of the Bar
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
By David Green
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, examines the forensic science underpinning hair drug testing, its evidential scope and limitations, and why it remains the gold standard for evidencing patterns of drug use in family proceedings
Unlocking your aged debt to fund your tax in one easy step. By Philip N Bristow
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, discusses the upcoming changes to pensions and Inheritance Tax and the potential impact on your financial future
Reviewed by Daniel Barnett
James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain until 27 September Rothko in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi until 23 August Reviewed by Stephen Cragg KC
The Chief Legal Officer to the Metropolitan Police, barrister Brett Welch, tells Anthony Inglese CB about his mission and the work to turn the Met around
Barrister apprenticeships – shortly to provide the fourth pathway to the Bar – are an ideal opportunity to support local talent and ‘grow your own’, say Tim Coulson and Dr Jane Dennehy
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law – coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts
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