‘A murder conviction has been quashed for the second time due to an ‘entirely avoidable’ procedural error which Court of Appeal judges determined made the conviction unsafe.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th October 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman who lied about having cancer to fraudulently claim more than £22,000 in benefits was a “fraudster” with a “dishonest vein that runs through your body”, a judge has said.’
BBC News, 28th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his university lecturer wife in what jurors were told was an act of “anger and jealousy”.’
BBC News, 26th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed for life for the torture and murder of a man 12 years ago in West Yorkshire.’
BBC News, 26th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who used a letter from the UK Border Agency to create a false identity and claim £349,000 in benefits has been jailed for fraud.’
BBC News, 25th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who was jailed for murdering another man outside a pub has had his conviction quashed because of a procedural error.’
BBC News, 25th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fundamental shake-up of the justice system that takes dangerous offenders off the streets for longer while rehabilitating lower risk offenders has been outlined today by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th October 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Ella Pudney discusses a recent Court of Protection case on the determination of capacity for the refusal of food in prison.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas”, will be illegal from 8 November 2023.’
Home Office, 18th October 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Figures released as part the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme annual statistics for 2022 show there were 23 child sex offence sentence increases. This was followed by 10 sentences increased for rape offences and 7 for cases involving grievous bodily harm.’
Attorney General's Office, 17th October 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A van driver who smoked crack cocaine before crashing into a nine-year-old boy and killing him has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A senior court has said jailing women for abortion-related crimes was “unlikely” to be a “just outcome” after a mother’s sentence was reduced.’
BBC News, 18th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Twenty-three child sex offenders had their sentences increased in England and Wales last year, new figures show.’
BBC News, 18th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for killing a father of two who died after a city centre street fight.’
BBC News, 13th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men have been jailed for life for murdering a dad in his home.’
BBC News, 13th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Having spent 17 years in prison and 20 years fighting to clear his name, one imagines that after the relief of having done so, Andy Malkinson’s next focus is on rebuilding his life.’
Mountford Chambers, 8th September 2023
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
‘More than 400 criminals, including senior “kingpins” in organised crime, have been sent to prison in a Metropolitan Police operation targeting the EncroChat encrypted messaging platform.’
The Independent, 9th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The case of a would-be crossbow assassin exposes “fundamental flaws” in artificial intelligence (AI), a leading online safety campaigner has said.’
The Independent, 6th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who broke into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow to kill Queen Elizabeth in 2021 has been sentenced to nine years in jail, with a further five years on extended licence.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “predatory” police officer who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another has been jailed for 16-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 5th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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