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Salford Graduate to have film shown on SKY
Tuesday 22 January 2019
A Salford University graduate will have his ‘post-brexit fairytale’ film shown as part of Sky Art 50, which looks into British identity....
Tuesday 22 January 2019
A Salford University graduate will have his ‘post-brexit fairytale’ film shown as part of Sky Art 50, which looks into British identity....
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The Bill provides an opportunity to extend access to justice for victims of domestic abuse involved in child arrangement proceedings and to adequately safeguard their children.
Domestic abuse Law changeDr Kerry Barry
Dr Kerry Barry
The Bill provides an opportunity to extend access to justice for victims of domestic abuse involved in child arrangement proceedings and to adequately safeguard their children.
Dr Kerry Ann Barry, expert in Domestic Law at the University of Salford, comments on new measures to protect domestic abuse victims.
Dr Barry said: “The long awaited Domestic Abuse Bill provides victims of domestic violence in the family court, for the first time, the same types of protection available in the criminal arena. The Bill not only extends the legal definition of domestic abuse beyond physical violence but importantly brings to an end the cross-examination of victims by their perpetrators.
“This change has been imperative since the removal of legal aid from the majority of family matters by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) in 2013. Although LASPO left in scope matters involving domestic violence, the restrictive nature of the evidence criteria resulted in many victims being without legal advice or representation and facing the traumatic prospect of being cross-examined by their abusive ex-partner. The Bill provides an opportunity to extend access to justice for victims of domestic abuse involved in child arrangement proceedings and to adequately safeguard their children.”
All retailers have flagged the issue of deep discounting over the Christmas period.
Christmas retail figuresDr Gordon Fletcher, retail and finance expert
Dr Gordon Fletcher, retail and finance expert
All retailers have flagged the issue of deep discounting over the Christmas period.
Dr Gordon Fletcher, retail expert for the University of Salford Business School, comments on the various retails sales figures over the Christmas period, which have been announced today.
Dr Fletcher said: “As the Christmas sales figures come in from the high street this year there are clearly winners and losers. Details will continue to emerge over the next couple of weeks but already there is a clear pattern.
“The winners include Lidl, Aldi, ASDA and Tesco. All saw slight increases in sales over the period.
“Among the losers are Sainsburys (including Argos), Debenhams, Mothercare and Halfords.
“This mix points to a challenge in the sustainability of department stores whose retailing mix is not primarily focused on food and perishable items.
“However, there is a second part to this story and potentially there are no winners. All retailers have flagged the issue of deep discounting over the Christmas period.
“A practice that is not sustainable and has direct impact on the overall profitability of retail business models. Combined with zero year-on-year sales growth across the sector and the warning signs remain that the issues for retail are not seasonal or so easily dismissed as consumer Brexit jitters.”