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Janes Solicitors are delighted that David Janes has been recognised in Best Lawyers London: a directory of the leading barristers and solicitors in their field. Based in the US, Best ...

Britain is in the midst of an illegal immigration crisis. Drivers, operators and owners of vehicles which cross the UK border are expected by the Government to do their part ...

On 22 May 20224, the Court of Appeal handed down its Judgment upholding Janes Solicitors’ client Selman Turk’s appeal against the immediate custodial sentence for Contempt of Court imposed by ...

Janes Solicitors act for Oliver Hardiman in contempt proceedings currently before the High Court King’s Bench Division, brought by The All England Lawn Tennis Club. Both we and our client ...

After all an innocent  defendant has  endured, the ordeal and ignomny of a criminal trial, the final rebuff of the criminal justice system is  that he will not recover his ...

The boom in the retail market for affordable civilian Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or drones) has caused significant headaches for the prisons service, as ever-increasing numbers of the remote-controlled aircraft ...

In an increasingly digital world, the importance of online safety cannot be overstated. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, so too must the legal framework that governs it. The ...

The Judgment of Mrs Justice Joanna Smith in Reeves v Reeves [2023] EWHC 73 (Ch) was handed down at 10:30am on Thursday 19th January 2023. Her Ladyship dismissed an Application ...

I have written two previous articles concerning the statutory regime relating to Police Bail before charge (see my article ‘Revolutionary Changes to Police Bail’ and follow up). The Police, Crime, ...

Cases concerning allegations of Contempt of Court never seem to be far from the legal news at the moment. High profile examples have included: a solicitor being found in contempt ...

The leak of the United States Supreme Court’s draft opinion, purportedly confirming that the Court is preparing to rule in favour of the State of Mississippi that the State is ...

Costs Orders in Contempt Proceedings seem like they should be simple on the surface. However, scratch a little deeper and there are a number of anomalies and ambiguities that need ...