News and legal insights from the Burton Copeland team

27th September 2019

Burton Copeland achieves Tier 1 status again in the Leading ‘Legal 500’ publication

Now in its 33rd year, the publication adorns the shelves of many lawyers offices and provides pier based rankings on individual solicitors and firms as well as barristers and barristers chambers.

17th September 2019

What is credit for a guilty plea?

Credit for guilty pleas at the Magistrates & Crown courts for criminal offences is a long established principle where Courts allow a reduction in the sentence that would normally be imposed if a defendant pleads guilty rather than having a trial.

27th August 2019

Extinction Rebellion Manchester: Planned protests 30th August – 2nd September 2019

What is Extinction Rebellion (XR) ? Wikipedia defines the Extinction Rebellion as a “ socio-political movement with the stated aim of using civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to protest against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse.” The XR group claims to support non-violent direct action to achieve its goals.…

16th August 2019

New computer system creates police backlog in Manchester

A new £27m IT system has left Greater Manchester police unable to charge many suspects, leading to a massive backlog in cases.

13th August 2019

Hands Free Driving – Should the Law Be Changed?

Back in 2003 when it first became unlawful to operate a hand-held mobile phone while driving it could not have been foreseen how technology would have reached the stage of cars having built in touch screens, access to regular phone apps, and satellite navigation by phone.

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