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Mohammed Amir Riaz – Door Tenant

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MOHAMMED AMIR RIAZ Year of call: 2003 Education: University of Wolverhampton, Law LLB Hons Inns of Court School of Law, BVC Cardiff Law School, Police Station Accreditation & Duty Solicitor Accreditation Memberships: Criminal Bar Association, Gray’s Inn Languages: English, Punjabi, Urdu Areas of expertise: Crime & Immigration CRIME: Overview: Mr…

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Claire Mawer – co-author of the Youth Justice Legal Centre’s (YJLC) practitioners’ guide on child criminal exploitation

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Claire Mawer has co-authored the Youth Justice Legal Centre’s (YJLC) practitioners’ guide on child criminal exploitation, launched today. The guide takes practitioners through the key stages of a case involving child criminal exploitation from arrest through to trial and gives practical advice on the work that needs to be done…

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I “wouldn’t steal a car”, but is ‘illegal’ streaming really a crime? – Copyright infringement by Oliver Kavanagh

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Are you committing a crime if you watch TV shows or films through ‘illegal’ streams or download copyrighted music or films from dodgy torrenting sites? You’ve probably seen the anti-piracy advert: “You wouldn’t steal a car… you wouldn’t steal a movie. Downloading pirated films is stealing. Stealing is against the…

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The Coronavirus Act 2020

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INTRODUCTION The Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) received royal assent on 25th March 2020, whilst The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020 No 350) came into force on 26th March 2020 (“the Regulations”). It should be noted that the Regulations apply in England only with Scotland, Wales…

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