Is the judgement part of the punishment?
Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab has this week reaffirmed his determination to expedite a change to the law, that will compel prisoners on remand to attend Court for sentencing. Mr Raab first committed to this change in December...
Will IPSO address its own systemic failings?
Further to our recent blog discussing Ofcom’s failure to hold the media to account, we now turn our attention to IPSO, the self-proclaimed toughest regulator in the developed world. Our question – is IPSO a genuine regulator, or simply a complaints handler? The...
COVID loan insolvency
Is misleading guidance partly to blame for misapplied Covid loans? At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) was launched to provide 100% government-backed financial support to small businesses across the...
Trial by Media – Is Ofcom doing enough?
The media – be it print, broadcast or social publishing – often walks a fine line between two fundamental rights, namely freedom of expression and protection of reputation. A free media has long been regarded as a cornerstone of British culture. However,...