All Outputs (74)

At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology? (2017)
Journal Article

The paper examines the link between ideology in law and social ontology. Whereas academic enquiries have thus far mainly concentrated on the link between law per se and social reality, the question of the relationship of the ideology of law and socia... Read More about At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology?.

Law society breaches competition rules over financial regulation training for conveyancers (2017)
Journal Article

The article considers the impact of a competition law ruling against the Law Society of England and Wales.

The Law Society was found to have breached UK competition law rules in relation to its provision of anti-money laundering and mortgage frau... Read More about Law society breaches competition rules over financial regulation training for conveyancers.

Why pre-proceedings work is important and needs to involve children (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In England and Wales, the issue of delay in public law children cases has been a concern for more than a decade. Delay can lead to an increased burden on the public purse and greater uncertainty for children and families. Indeed, children have ofte... Read More about Why pre-proceedings work is important and needs to involve children.

Howzat?!: In limbo: Ben Stokes and the use of released under investigation (2017)
Journal Article

This article examines the decrease in the use of police bail and the increase in Released Under Investigation. The article highlights a number of differing issues with the use of RUI and examines the Ben Stokes case a prime example; he is effectively... Read More about Howzat?!: In limbo: Ben Stokes and the use of released under investigation.

The financial crisis and mortgage fraud: The unforeseen circumstances of the war on terrorism and the financial war on terrorism, a critical reflection (2017)
Book Chapter

The article illustrates how the instigation of the ‘War on Terrorism’ and the ‘Financial War on Terrorism’ had a catastrophic impact on the ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to tackle mortgage fraud that was associated with the 2007/2008... Read More about The financial crisis and mortgage fraud: The unforeseen circumstances of the war on terrorism and the financial war on terrorism, a critical reflection.

Competition law and LIBOR in three jurisdictions: The United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union (2017)
Book Chapter

The London Interbank Offered Rate, better known as LIBOR, has ridden turbulent times over the last decade. Major banks, either through the collusion of individual traders operating on a discrete basis or on the instructions from more senior personnel... Read More about Competition law and LIBOR in three jurisdictions: The United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications (2017)
Journal Article

The subject of false rape allegations is shrouded in anxiety, confusion and misunderstanding. Despite a growing body of quality research, there continue to be significant gaps in our knowledge about the topic, including the phenomenon of false allega... Read More about Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications.

Walking for coaching (2017)
Journal Article

This article is the second in an occasional series of papers that attempt to articulate different approaches to coaching practice and should be read in conjunction with the first article about working with finger puppets (Author, 2016). Both articles... Read More about Walking for coaching.

Private security companies and other private security providers (PSCs) and environmental protection in jus post bellum: Policy and regulatory challenges (2017)
Book Chapter

A challenge to environmental protection and the jus post bellum framework is the rise in Private Security Companies and other Private Security Service Providers (PSCs). The marked increase in the outsourcing of vast amount of operational and logistic... Read More about Private security companies and other private security providers (PSCs) and environmental protection in jus post bellum: Policy and regulatory challenges.

Sorry but the UK is full to capacity: Comprehending the UK policy approach to tackling the Europe migrant crisis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

"Let the migrants drown, we have lost our sense of common humanity" is widely believed by critics to be the UK’s perceived policy stance about migrants trying to reach Europe. The UK government on its own believes that the rescue operations in the Me... Read More about Sorry but the UK is full to capacity: Comprehending the UK policy approach to tackling the Europe migrant crisis.

Beyond passportisation: When legal grey areas leave the door open to interventionism and rewriting post-1945 principles on international peace and security (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

By exploring Russia’s activities from the fall of the Soviet Union to nowadays, this paper examines how Russia uses nationality (understood in a wide sense of the term) as a political, economic, and cultural tool to justify expansionism. Russia, so i... Read More about Beyond passportisation: When legal grey areas leave the door open to interventionism and rewriting post-1945 principles on international peace and security.

The digital revolution: Body worn cameras and ‘street’ interviews (2017)
Journal Article

This article examines the idea that the police can interview suspects away from the police station. The article focuses on the due process concerns of such activity.

Police responses to sexual abuse (2017)
Other

This talk examined the way in which the police investigate allegations of child sexual abuse and how the criminal justice process has changed to take account of the specific needs of children.

The Form and Content of the Greek Crisis Legislation (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, The Author(s). This paper offers a dialectical analysis of the law relating to the Greek crisis. The form and content of the measures introduced in the Greek legal system to deal with the debt crisis is examined under the concept of ‘necessit... Read More about The Form and Content of the Greek Crisis Legislation.

The Harmonisation of National Legal Systems: Strategic Models and Factors (2017)
Book

This book offers a novel perspective on the leading concept of harmonisation, advocating the mutual benefits and practical utility of harmonised law. Theoretical models and factors for harmonisation are explored in detail. The author acknowledges a r... Read More about The Harmonisation of National Legal Systems: Strategic Models and Factors.

The disappearing Ghosh test (2017)
Journal Article

Matt Hall and Dr Tom Smith write on the recent case of Ivey v. Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC 67

The role of the European Court of Human Rights in the protection of women fleeing gender-based violence in their home countries (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This is an audio recording of a paper given at the Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, Newcastle University, 5-7 April 2017. More than one million persons crossed the Mediterranean Sea in 2015 into the European Union (‘EU’) leading man... Read More about The role of the European Court of Human Rights in the protection of women fleeing gender-based violence in their home countries.

Law as an enabling device (2017)
Journal Article

To many, law may be perceived as nothing more than a restrictive device. To the legal scholar, however, law may be perceived as an enabling device, even where it restricts. Nonetheless, it would not be appropriate to maintain that every restrictive n... Read More about Law as an enabling device.

Market manipulation challenges and responses in the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As a response to the financial crisis the European Union (EU), the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) have increasingly focused on the phenomenon of white-collar crime as one of the major causes of the financial crisis. While... Read More about Market manipulation challenges and responses in the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States.

Conducting international consumer research with children: Challenges and potential solutions (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter discusses challenges faced when doing cross-cultural research with children, along with suggested solutions to these challenges. The inspiration for this chapter stems from an ongoing international public policy research project underway... Read More about Conducting international consumer research with children: Challenges and potential solutions.