A case which some might see as adding insult to injury is on its way to the High Court. Roger Daniel of Oxford was given a seven-day ultimatum by South Shropshire District Council to make a house he owned in Ludlow safe. When he failed to meet the deadline the council moved in and demolished the property. Now it is taking Daniel to the High Court and suing him for £90,056 – the cost of the demolition work.
Hands off the CPS
At present only qualified lawyers, namely solicitors and barristers working for the CPS, can make a decision as to whether a criminal prosecution should proceed and then prosecute those cases in court. At a time when there is heightened and grave concern about miscarriages of justice, the Review of Delay in the Criminal Justice System […]
