‘A woman and her daughter charged in connection with what is thought to be Britain’s first all-female alleged terror plot were told to lift their veils in court by a magistrate who asked to see their eyes.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2017
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‘A gang of seven men that caused explosions at cash machines around England and Scotland has been jailed for a total of 92 years.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2017
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‘Two “barbaric” men have each been given life sentences for beating a couple and dousing them with boiling water during a burglary at their home.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2017
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‘The Crown Prosecution Service has said there remains “insufficient evidence” to charge anyone over the death of a baby boy at a vicarage.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘More than 35,000 motorists have joined a class action lawsuit against VW in England and Wales over the emissions scandal.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Private eye’s unsolved death dogs Murdoch bid for Sky and the Met’s reputation, and fuels demands for another Leveson inquiry.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A cold-call gang which conned dozens of victims into handing over more than £1.7 million by promoting non-existent investment opportunities have been sentenced today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th March 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Three men involved in a “cash for crash” scam which killed an 88-year-old woman in Leeds have been convicted.’
BBC News, 27th February 2017
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‘A judge used a rare legal power to dismiss a jury and take the case on himself after jurors said they were offered bribes outside the courtroom.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd February 2017
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‘A former banker, who began supplying crystal meth after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, has been condemned to die in prison after being sentenced to 11-years.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2017
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‘A group of bankers who ran an “utterly corrupt scheme” that left hundreds of small business owners “cheated, defeated and penniless” have been sentenced to almost 50 years in jail.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2017
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‘A woman who plotted to let a paedophile rape her seven-year-old daughter has been jailed for nine years.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2017
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‘The alleged conspirators in the unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan have been named in court, nearly 30 years after the private detective was found dead with an axe embedded in his head in a pub car park.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two members of a gang who defrauded more than £2 million from members of the public in a large-scale cold-calling fraud have been jailed, bringing the total number of people sent to prison to eight.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man accused of being part of an illegal people smuggling ring will be extradited to Greece from the UK, a judge has ruled.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2016
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‘The High Court has given the green light to a solicitor to pursue claims against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and South Wales Police (SWP) for malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office.’
Legal Futures, 15th November 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years for shaking his partner’s baby to death.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Sardar (Anis Abid) [2016] EWCA Crim 1616
‘The defendant was charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and, as an alternative count, conspiracy to cause an explosion. It was the Crown’s case that the defendant had been directly involved in the construction and/or deployment of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), one of which had caused the death of an American soldier near Baghdad in September 2007. The defendant’s case was that he had been acting in lawful and proportionate defence of Sunni communities who were under threat from Shia militia; his fingerprints had been found on two of the bombs, although not the one which had resulted in the fatal explosion. The defendant was convicted of murder and conspiracy to murder; no verdict was sought on the alternative count of conspiracy to cause an explosion. He appealed against conviction on the ground, inter alia, of fresh evidence from two anonymous witnesses (C and D) who were now available to give evidence as to the frequency and quality of attacks by the Shia militia on the Sunni communities and the need for the Sunnis to act in self-defence. C and D were prepared to disclose their identities to the court and, within a strict “confidentiality ring”, to counsel for the Crown, the Crown Prosecution Service lawyer and two senior investigating officers with undertakings that there should be no further disclosure to anyone. However, the Crown was not prepared to give such undertakings. The defendant applied for an order under section 87(3) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (which required the defendant to inform the court and the prosecutor of the identity of the witness) for anonymity measures to be put in place. It was submitted that although the “prosecutor” had to be informed, that did not necessarily envisage disclosure beyond the person of the prosecutor.’
WLR Daily, 18th October 2016
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘A gang of Somali refugees have been jailed for their part in the systematic rape and abuse of teenage girls who were failed by police and told their “lifestyle choices” were to blame for their ordeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2016
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‘Five members of a Czech family have been jailed for after being convicted of trafficking vulnerable men into Britain and forcing them to do hard, humiliating work.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2016
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