Receiving a letter from the Home Office with the subject line "Notice of Intention to Deport" is perhaps the most terrifying moment an immigrant can face. In an instant, the life you have built—your job, your home, your family—is placed in immediate jeopardy. The UK government has adopted an increasingly rigorous stance on immig

  Dangerous Driving (Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988) is the most serious non-fatal motoring offence in the UK. Unlike speeding or careless driving, it carries a genuine risk of imprisonment (up to 2 years for standard offences, and significantly more if injury or death is involved). It also carries a mandatory minimum 12-mon

  Dangerous Driving (Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988) is the most serious non-fatal motoring offence in the UK. Unlike speeding or careless driving, it carries a genuine risk of imprisonment (up to 2 years for standard offences, and significantly more if injury or death is involved). It also carries a mandatory minimum 12-mon

  Dangerous Driving (Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988) is the most serious non-fatal motoring offence in the UK. Unlike speeding or careless driving, it carries a genuine risk of imprisonment (up to 2 years for standard offences, and significantly more if injury or death is involved). It also carries a mandatory minimum 12-mon

  In the vast and complex library of UK criminal law, few offences are as absolute, as immediate, and as life-altering as Driving with Excess Alcohol (contrary to Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 1988). For the majority of criminal charges—from theft to assault—magistrates have a wide range of sentencing options, from absolu