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“A plea of autrefois acquit or convict was to be narrowly confined to cases where the offences were the same in fact or law. In any case where the narrow application of that principle would result in unfairness or injustice to a defendant, amounting to oppression, the remedy lay in the power of the court to stay the proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 24th April 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Peterborough rapist John Hinton jailed indefinitely – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:04:03 +0000

“A man who raped a 15-year-old girl and assaulted three other women within the
space of four hours has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 25th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sex consent could still lead to rape charge, judges say – BBC News

sally — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:45:28 +0000

“A woman who agreed to sex might still be the victim of rape, the High Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 24th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Dale Farm protester awarded damages – Daily Telegraph

sally — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:28:44 +0000

“A protester arrested at the Dale Farm traveller eviction will receive undisclosed damages after she complained she was left in a police van for too long.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rise in teachers’ injury payouts – The Guardian

sally — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:09:39 +0000

“Teachers won record amounts of compensation last year after suffering accidents, injuries or assaults at school, figures show.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Norfolk rapist who held Cambridge woman hostage gets life – BBC News

sally — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:00:22 +0000

“A man who beat and raped his girlfriend and kept her hostage in his Norfolk flat for two weeks has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 21st March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving ‘like a maniac’ – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:36:54 +0000

“A man who drove ‘like a maniac’ the wrong way down a dual carriageway with no
lights on at night to escape police has been given a year’s youth custody.”

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BBC news, 7th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Grandfather must pay £50 to boy he tackled after home vandalism – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:15:12 +0000

“A grandfather who frogmarched an 11-year-old boy home to his parents after suffering a campaign of vandalism has had to pay the youngster £50 compensation and has been convicted of assault.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Justice ministry under pressure to curb attacks on family court judges – The Guardian

sally — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:28:01 +0000

“Judges dealing with sensitive issues – including child custody – in the family courts have had hate mail sent to their homes, been physically attacked and been victims of attempted assaults in court buildings, according to information obtained by the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 27th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man who knocked 16-year-old girl unconscious in street attack jailed – Daily Telegraph

sally — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:02:59 +0000

“A man who knocked a 16-year-old girl unconscious in a street attack because he ‘didn’t like the way she looked at him’ has been jailed for four years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Met police loses bid to overturn award to autistic teenager – The Guardian

sally — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:46:52 +0000

“The court of appeal has rejected an attempt by the Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe to overturn an award of £28,250 in damages to a severely autistic teenager who was put in handcuffs and leg restraints and held in a police van after jumping into a swimming pool.”

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The Guardian, 14th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Earl of Cardigan acquitted of assault – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:15:26 +0000

“The Earl of Cardigan, whose family name is famed for its link to the Charge of the Light Brigade, was also found not guilty of a charge of criminal damage. Salisbury Magistrates’ Court heard the earl, 60, was accused of assaulting John Moore by beating on April 29 last year – just over a week after he lost a legal row with Mr Moore over ancestral portraits at the 4,500-acre Savernake Estate, near Marlborough, Wiltshire.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Regina v Nelson (Gary) – WLR Daily

sally — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:34:20 +0000

Regina v Nelson (Gary) [2013] WLR (D) 10

“An allegation of assault by beating did not amount to or include, whether expressly or by implication, an allegation of common assault. It would not, therefore, be open to a jury to acquit a defendant of assault by beating but to convict him of common assault, unless the offence of common assault was charged as a separate count in the indictment.”

WLR Daily, 15th January 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Liverpool double rapist Mindaugas Budkus jailed – BBC News

tracey — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:56:12 +0000

“A man convicted of raping two women within three weeks in Liverpool has been sentenced to life in prison.”

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BBC News, 11th January 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Blind man Tasered by police seeks compensation – The Guardian

tracey — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:35:23 +0000

“A blind stroke victim has made a claim for compensation after he was shot in the back with a 50,000-volt Taser stun gun by a police officer who mistook his white stick for a samurai sword.”

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The Guardian, 10th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man spared jail after punching son’s headmistress – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:57:58 +0000

“A father who punched a primary school headmistress when she suspended his son
for swearing and racially abusing another pupil was spared jail yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st December 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Traveller family guilty of forced labour are jailed – BBC News

sally — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:37:15 +0000

“Five members of a traveller family who were found guilty of keeping their own private workforce have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 19th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father faces jail for finger-biting attack at school nativity play – The Guardian

sally — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:05:33 +0000

“A father who admitted biting off part of another man’s finger at a children’s nativity play has been told a jail sentence is almost inevitable.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Christopher Haughton guilty of trying to kill PCs in Kingsbury – BBC News

sally — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:27:30 +0000

“A man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of two police officers and attacking two other PCs in a butcher’s shop in north-west London.”

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BBC News, 10th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sexual Offences Guidelines Consultations – Ministry of Justice

sally — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:32:59 +0000

Sexual Offences Guideline: Child sex offences committed by young offenders under the age of 18

Sexual Offences Guideline: Exploitation offences

Sexual Offences Guideline: Indecent images of children

Sexual Offences Guideline: Offences against those with a mental disorder

Sexual Offences Guideline: Offences where the victim is a child

Sexual Offences Guideline: Other sexual offences

Sexual offences guideline: Rape and assault offences

Ministry of Justice, 6th December 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Drawing the Fault Line: Multiple Tortfeasors and Intervening Acts – Cloisters

sally — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:33:03 +0000

“It is not uncommon for a potential personal injury or clinical negligence claimant to have been subjected to a series of events that may all be linked to causation of his injury – we’ve all met the unfortunate client for whom nothing seems to go right. Sometimes the events will be the acts of third parties, which
may or may not be tortious; at other times, the individual’s own actions may have played a part in the causation of his injuries. The third party acts may involve personal injury, or clinical negligence, or even assault. In such circumstances, there may be multiple potential defendants to any legal claim
and serious thought needs to be given to the question of whom to claim against, to avoid potential adverse costs consequences from bringing proceedings against the wrong, or too many, defendant(s) or – worse – failing to sue the tortfeasor ultimately found to be primarily or even solely responsible for the claimant’s losses.”

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Cloisters, November 2012

Source: www.cloisters.com

Newport shooting: IPCC criticises police handling of domestic abuse case – The Guardian

sally — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:03:47 +0000

“Report says police took too long after initial allegation of assault to arrest husband who went on to shoot wife and kill himself.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina (Gujra) v Crown Prosecution Service – WLR Daily

sally — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:49:02 +0000

Regina (Gujra) v Crown Prosecution Service [2012] UKSC 52; [2012] WLR (D) 330

“The Crown Prosecution Service, in deciding whether to use its statutory power to take over and discontinue a private prosecution on the ground that there was insufficient evidence, was entitled to apply the same test as that applicable to Crown prosecutors when conducting public prosecutions, namely that a prosecution should not be continued unless it was more likely than not that the defendant would be convicted.”

WLR Daily, 14th November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Cell-push policeman Mark Andrews wins job ruling – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:16:24 +0000

“A police officer who was sacked after a woman prisoner was dragged across a floor and thrown in a cell must get his job back, a High Court judge has ruled.”

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BBC News, 9th November 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Eye-gouge man Shane Jenkin loses appeal over Tina Nash attack – BBC News

sally — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:06:02 +0000

“A man jailed for life for blinding his girlfriend by gouging out her eyes has had an appeal against his sentence refused.”

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BBC News, 6th November 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Working with the elderly and infirm: a delicate balance of rights – UK Human Rights Blog

sally — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:00:02 +0000

“Close on the heels of last week’s decision regarding disclosure of information from the Child Sex Offenders Register comes this ruling on the police decision to disclose certain information from a nurse’s enhanced criminal records certificates without affording her an opportunity to make representations before the information was released.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 30th October 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

U-turn on curbing payments to victims of minor criminal assaults – The Guardian

tracey — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:56:47 +0000

“In the latest government U-turn, ministers have axed plans to scrap compensation payments to victims of minor criminal assaults. The Ministry of Justice had wanted to limit payments under the criminal injuries compensation scheme so that only seriously injured victims would be eligible, saving £50m on a bill to taxpayers that last year stood at £449m.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cheesy chips row led to Blackpool chef killing – BBC News

tracey — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:32:51 +0000

“A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for killing a chef in a row over cheesy chips at a Blackpool takeaway.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex police officer Matthew Cherry jailed for unborn baby attack – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:50:23 +0000

“A former Dorset police officer has been jailed for 10 years for repeatedly punching his pregnant ex girlfriend in the abdomen to bring on a miscarriage.”

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BBC News, 7th September 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Care assistant jailed for abuse of 89-year-old woman – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:30:21 +0000

“A care assistant who was caught abusing an 89-year-old woman after her family recorded the ‘gratuitous’ mistreatment on a hidden CCTV camera was jailed today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ministry of Defence to pay compensation to Afghan boy stabbed with a bayonet by a British soldier – The Independent

sally — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:50:23 +0000

“The Ministry of Defence is to pay compensation after a British soldier stabbed an Afghan boy with his bayonet.”

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The Independent, 18th August 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Deputy headteacher cleared of assaulting unruly pupil – The Guardian

sally — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:34:33 +0000

“A deputy headteacher has been cleared of assaulting a pupil. Royden Cope, 63, was accused of restraining the boy by his wrists and then slapping him across the face.”

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The Guardian, 16th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Should we be using ‘special’ offences to prosecute crimes against disabled people? – UK Human Rights Blog

sally — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:07:07 +0000

“Eleven Winterbourne View staff have pleaded guilty to 38 charges of ill-treatment and neglect of a mental health patient under s127 Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). In this post I want to consider why we need ‘special’ offences like s127 MHA and also s44 Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), rather than prosecuting crimes in care settings using more ‘mainstream’ offences.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 14th August 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Winterbourne View abuse: report criticises authorities for failing to act – The Guardian

sally — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:26:54 +0000

“The shocking catalogue of abuse at a care home first exposed by a TV investigation has been laid bare in a damning report.”

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The Guardian, 7th August 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Swansea couple jailed for racist attack on daughter, 17 – BBC News

sally — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:42:04 +0000

“The parents of a 17-year-old girl, jailed for attacking her because she was going out with a black man, have been called ‘disgraceful’ by a judge.”

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BBC News, 6th August 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenager who throttled and beat girl detained indefinitely – The Guardian

sally — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:07:50 +0000

“A teenage boy who throttled a 10-year-old girl as she played in a street and repeatedly beat her around the head so viciously he could have killed her has been locked up indefinitely.”

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The Guardian, 27th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tomlinson case: Met police tried to hide PC Harwood’s disciplinary record – The Guardian

tracey — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:18:23 +0000

“The Metropolitan police attempted to keep the disciplinary record of PC Simon Harwood secret from the family of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller he struck with a baton and pushed to the ground at G20 protests, it can now be reported.”

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The Guardian, 20th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Father jailed for killing eight years after injuring baby – BBC News

sally — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:50:08 +0000

“A father has been jailed for two years for killing his daughter, who died nearly eight years after being injured as a baby.”

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BBC News, 16th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Couple jailed for forcing destitute men into servitude – The Guardian

sally — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:32:23 +0000

“A husband and wife who ‘brutally manipulated and exploited’ destitute men by forcing them into servitude have been jailed for 11 years and four years respectively.”

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The Guardian, 12th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Four found guilty of forcing vulnerable men into servitude – The Guardian

tracey — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:13:21 +0000

“Four members of Traveller family convicted of controlling, exploiting, verbally abusing and beating men for financial gain.”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Boyfriend squirted partner with brown sauce when she refused to stop reading Fifty Shades of Grey – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:36:23 +0000

“Raymond Hodgson, 31, was charged with common assault after being appalled to discover that his partner of five years, Emma McCormick, had been reading the racy book.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Redruth man jailed for breaking five-month-old son’s ribs – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:03:55 +0000

“A father has been jailed for five years for causing injuries to his baby son that resembled those of a crash victim.”

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BBC News, 29th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed after bragging “I think I got away with it” on Facebook – Daily Telegraph

sally — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:44:49 +0000

“A man was convicted of an assault after he bragged to friends on Facebook during his trial that he thought he had got away with it.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Psychopath rapist sues Home Office after he was attacked by prisoners in jail – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:48:18 +0000

“A man who raped two women is suing the Home Office for compensation of £500,000 after saying he was attacked by two fellow prisoners.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man jailed over unprovoked attack – The Independent

sally — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:53:56 +0000

“A 21-year-old man who ‘wrecked the life of another human being’ with one unprovoked punch has been jailed for two years and eight months.”

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The Independent, 22nd May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ali Koc jailed for life for north London double murder – BBC News

sally — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:33:57 +0000

“A man has been jailed for life for two murders and a string of ‘senseless’ assaults in north London.”

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BBC News, 18th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk