Four men found guilty of murdering Ashley Dale in Liverpool – The Guardian
‘Four men have been found guilty of the murder of a Liverpool woman who was shot dead in her home last year.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Category: conspiracy
Nicola Bulley: Review of police handling of case to be published – BBC News
‘A review of the police handling of Nicola Bulley’s disappearance is to be published later this morning.’
BBC News, 21st November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£9.8 million to be seized from man who produced steroids on commercial scale – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Mohammed Afzal who was convicted as part of a conspiracy to produce commercial quantities of illegal medical drugs has been ordered to pay back millions of pounds or face 10 extra years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Drug gang jailed over £1.5m Skegness cocaine supply racket – BBC News
‘Members of a drug gang which “infested” a seaside resort with up to £1.5m worth of cocaine have been jailed.
Eleven men and one woman were involved in moving up to 15kg (33lbs) of the class A drug into Skegness from Leicestershire.’
BBC News, 9th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When Icarus didn’t fly (again) – a tale of disclosure disaster – Drystone Chambers
‘One local authority learned last week of the dangers inherent in disclosure failures. Five members of Drystone Chambers successfully defended, four as leading juniors.’
Drystone Chambers, 12th September 2023
Source: www.drystone.com
Driver cleared over Wolverhampton crash that killed brothers – BBC News
‘A driver accused of taking part in an “impromptu” race which killed two young brothers has been cleared of causing their deaths.’
BBC News, 14th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Leeds United footballer among four drug dealers jailed – BBC News
‘A former Leeds United footballer is among four men jailed for dealing large amounts of cocaine after their encrypted messages were intercepted.’
BBC News, 7th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three firms guilty of fraud which cost Royal Mail at least £70m over a decade – The Independent
‘The fraud involved the under-declaration of mail that was posted through a network of logistics companies in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.’
The Independent, 23rd August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Newport: Drugs gang jailed for exploiting vulnerable child – BBC News
‘The leader of drugs gang who recruited a vulnerable 15-year-old boy in a phone call from prison has been sentenced to nine years in jail.’
BBC News, 21st August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Businessman guilty of Gray’s Inn ‘bomb’ conspiracy – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A businessman accused of being behind a fake bomb plot on Gray’s Inn which caused road closures and evacuations was convicted by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Cases of two men convicted on corrupt police officer’s evidence referred back to courts – The Guardian
‘Two men who died with convictions based on evidence from a disgraced police officer with a history of racism and corruption have had their cases referred back to the courts.’
The Guardian, 4th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Cryptocurrency: 11 members of £5m drugs gang jailed – BBC News
‘Eleven members of a drugs gang have been jailed for a multi-million pound cocaine and money laundering operation.’
BBC News, 30th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cryptocurrency: Four members of £5m drugs gang jailed – BBC News
‘A drugs gang have been jailed for a multimillion pound operation which laundered profits in cryptocurrency.’
BBC News, 27th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Portsmouth docker jailed over £118m cocaine haul in bananas – BBC News
‘A dock worker has been jailed for 21 years for conspiring to import £118m of cocaine into the UK in a shipment of bananas.’
BBC News, 11th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Illegal streaming gang jailed for selling cut-price Premier League subscriptions – The Guardian
‘Five members of an illegal streaming gang have been jailed for a total of more than 30 years for offering cheap subscriptions for Premier League games to tens of thousands of customers.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Thomas Campbell killing: Ex-wife among three jailed over torture death – BBC News
‘The ex-wife of a man tortured to death in his home is among three people jailed for their role in his killing.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Extinction Rebellion co-founder cleared of one charge over paint-throwing stunt – The Independent
‘Extinction Rebellion co-founder Roger Hallam has been acquitted of conspiracy to damage property after taking part in a protest which involved throwing pink paint over several charity buildings.’
The Independent, 20th February 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Maranello Rosso Ltd v Lohomij B.V. & others – Blackstone Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal has handed down a significant judgment on the interpretation of settlement agreements; and specifically, whether a settlement agreement was intended to, and has the effect of, precluding or releasing claims arising from fraud, conspiracy or other intentional wrongdoing despite not expressly referring to such claims.’
Blackstone Chambers, 21st December 2022
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
Four found guilty of jury tampering in Warwick drugs trial – BBC News
‘Four people have been found guilty of trying to fix the trial of a drugs kingpin.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
