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Sentencing – Child pornography. High Court of Justiciary: Refusing an appeal against sentence by an appellant who pled guilty to an offence involving downloading indecent images of children, the court held that the sheriff was fully justified in selecting 42 months as the starting point for his sentence, and the allowance of a discount of one seventh of the sentence on account of the guilty plea was not inadequate but fell within the sentencing sheriff's discretion
Sentencing – Child pornography. High Court of Justiciary: Refusing an appeal against sentence by an appellant who pled guilty to an offence involving downloading indecent images of children, the court held that the sheriff was fully justified in selecting 42 months as the starting point for his sentence, and the allowance of a discount of one seventh of the sentence on account of the guilty plea was not inadequate but fell within the sentencing sheriff's discretion
Update from the Chair of the Bar
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
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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
Grok around and find out – or not? Mariya Peykova investigates the nudification scandal, what the law has to say about sexually explicit deepfakes, and whether stronger regulation is needed
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law – coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts
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