Jury set to retire in Lord Hanningfield expenses trial – BBC News
“The jury in the case of a Conservative peer accused of expenses fraud is due to retire to consider its verdict on Thursday.”
BBC News, 25th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: expenses
Elliot Morley jailed for cheating his expenses – Daily Telegraph
“Elliot Morley became the first former minister to be jailed for cheating his expenses when he was sentenced to 16 months today.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hogan Lovells dismisses senior litigator over £1m of false expenses – The Lawyer
“Hogan Lovells senior litigator Christopher Grierson has been dismissed from the partnership after claiming over £1m in false expenses over the course of four years.”
The Lawyer, 17th May 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Elliot Morley faces jail after admitting MPs’ expenses fraud – The Guardian
“The former Labour minister Elliot Morley faces a prison sentence after pleading guilty to dishonestly claiming more than £30,000 in parliamentary expenses relating to false mortgage claims.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former MP Jim Devine jailed for 16 months over expenses – BBC News
“Ex-Labour MP Jim Devine has been jailed for 16 months for fraudulently claiming £8,385 in expenses.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Expenses bill to soar as MPs force watchdog to relax rules – Daily Telegraph
“MPs will be able to claim millions of pounds more in expenses under reforms to the system to be announced today.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
David Chaytor loses appeal to reduce jail sentence for expenses fraud – The Guardian
“Former Labour MP David Chaytor has lost an appeal to reduce his prison sentence for fiddling parliamentary expenses as senior judges ruled he had inflicted ‘serious damage’ to our ‘priceless democratic system’ and could have received an even longer jail term.”
The Guardian, 23rd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
David Chaytor seeks cut in prison sentence – The Guardian
“The former Labour MP David Chaytor has launched a high court bid to reduce his 18-month prison sentence for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.”
The Guardian, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs’ expenses: strict new rules to be eased – Daily Telegraph
“The rules governing MPs’ expenses are to be relaxed this week following months of complaints that the current system is unfair.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs’ expenses: David Chaytor to challenge sentence – BBC News
“Former Labour MP David Chaytor has launched a bid to challenge his jail sentence for fiddling his expenses.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs’ expenses: Eric Illsley jailed for 12 months – The Guardian
“The former Labour MP Eric Illsley has been jailed for 12 months at Southwark crown court after pleading guilty to charges of false accounting concerning nearly £14,500 in parliamentary expenses.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Taylor found guilty of expenses fraud – The Guardian
“Lord Taylor of Warwick today became the first peer to be convicted in connection with the parliamentary expenses investigation, when a jury found him guilty of dishonestly claiming £11,277 in allowances.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MPs’ expenses: David Chaytor sentenced to 18 months in prison for false accounting – Daily Telegraph
“The former Labour MP David Chaytor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying his expenses claims.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parliament’s expenses watchdog launches review – BBC News
“Parliament’s expenses watchdog is launching a public consultation after criticism over the way it is run.”
BBC News, 5th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Chaytor and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Chaytor and others [2010] UKSC 52; [2010] WLR (D) 311
“Parliamentary privilege did not pose any bar to the prosecution of defendants charged with false accounting who, while serving Members of Parliament, made claims for expenses and allowances to the Fees Office of the House of Commons.”
WLR Daily, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
MPs’ expenses: Judge explains privilege ruling – BBC News
“Supreme Court President Lord Phillips has said parliamentary privilege does not protect MPs from being prosecuted for ‘ordinary crimes’.”
BBC News, 1st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court ruling to see former MPs stand trial over expenses claims – The Lawyer
“The Supreme Court has ruled that three former Labour MPs must face a criminal trial over their expenses claims.”
The Lawyer, 10th November 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Ruling due on ‘parliamentary privilege’ expenses appeal – BBC News
“Three former Labour MPs will learn later whether they will face criminal trials over their expenses claims.”
BBC News, 10th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three peers suspended from Lords over expenses claims – BBC News
“Three peers have been suspended from the Lords for wrongly claiming expenses totalling tens of thousands of pounds.”
BBC News, 21st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords suspends three from parliament in expenses clampdown – The Guardian
“Three peers were today suspended from parliament – the toughest punishment enacted in the House of Lords in modern times – after an inquiry found that each had broken expenses rules to wrongly claim tens of thousands of pounds.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
