“A ‘profoundly isolated’ teenage hacker has been given a youth rehabilitation order for his role in planning cyber attacks with the hacking group Anonymous.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Kenny: [2013] EWCA Crim 1; [2013] WLR (D) 37
“Neither authority nor principle required that the offence of perverting the course of justice was confined to acts which gave rise to some other independent criminal wrong-doing.”
WLR Daily, 30th January 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Patel v General Medical Council: [2012] EWHC 3688 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 12
“When considering an application under section 41(A) of the Medical Act 1983 to terminate an 18 months’ suspension order imposed by an Interim Orders Panel, the court was required to give the panel’s decision such weight as in the circumstances of the case it thought fit but was entitled to examine the panel’s reasons with some rigour.”
WLR Daily, 20th December 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Britain’s most prolific church lead thieves have been jailed for a total of more
than 20 years after they left the Church of England with a £1 million repair
bill.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A judge has imposed the ‘least possible sentence’ on gang of graffiti vandals who attacked the capital’s tube network, saying one had a ‘portfolio you would be proud of’.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Alison Levitt, QC, Principal Legal Advisor to the Director of Public Prosecutions, oversees CPS decision making and all potential prosecutions in relation to the ongoing phone hacking investigations and other related matters.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2012
Source: www.blog.cps.gov.uk
“The last teenager to stand trial for the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was hunted down at a central London railway station has been convicted of his killing.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four ‘highly manipulative, evil and dangerous’ members of a paedophile ring have been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News 15th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Documents released by the National Archives could be key factor in quashing 40-year-old convictions.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 61-year-old man has been jailed for 28 years after masterminding a plot to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of cocaine into the UK.”
The Independent, 24th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police watchdog to investigate Sir Norman Bettison after independent report alleges ‘black propaganda’ campaign by senior officers.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A great-grandfather has been jailed for 18 years after he was found guilty of drug dealing and money laundering.”
BBC News, 7th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A benefits cheat who pretended to need a wheelchair used £1.8 million of grants to fund a lifestyle of scuba diving, penthouses and top of the range cars.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Bedfordshire restaurant owner has been found guilty of being involved in a sham marriage scam.”
BBC News, 29th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five men responsible for a six-month crime spree which culminated in a high-speed police chase were jailed today as a judge branded their getaway driver’s 180mph attempt to evade capture as ‘atrocious’.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The link-sharing website’s demise at the hands of the content industry’s pitbull has set more than one precedent.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Five men have been given life sentences for murdering a father-of-three who died after being hit with a hammer and kicked in a Derby street.”
BBC News, 15th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Rioters who rampaged across west London for four hours, attacking a lone shopkeeper and robbing diners at a Michelin-starred restaurant, have been given some of the harshest sentences for crimes committed during last August’s UK riots.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Statement from Alison Levitt QC, Principal Legal Advisor to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP): This statement is made in the interests of transparency and accountability to explain the decisions reached in relation to Operation Weeting.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Pressure was growing yesterday for the bankers involved in interest-rate fixing to face criminal charges.”
The Independent, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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