‘A Metropolitan Police officer who “manhandled” and wrongly arrested a woman for bus fare evasion in front of her distraught young son has been fined £1,500.’
The Independent, 15th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Aside from the confiscation regime, the reality is that for most defendants before the criminal courts, the day of reckoning, the day of sentence, is final. Not so for defendants facing the possibility of ancillary orders; Criminal Behaviour Orders, Stalking Protection Orders, Football Bannings Order; the list goes on. Are these orders no more than what is necessary in a fair and just society to protect the many from the few, or are we simply applying a vengeful mark of Cain on those who have already, by virtue of their sentence, paid their dues to society?’
Mountford Chambers, 13th May 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
‘A Lancashire childminder who killed a nine-month-old baby by shaking him to death has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A cyclist who seriously injured a pedestrian after crashing into her “at great speed” on a footpath has been jailed for eight months.’
BBC News, 12th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Last month, the Sentencing Council made changes to the Sentencing Guidelines. In particular, there were substantial modifications to the “Mitigating Factors” to be considered by sentencers. This article hopes to provide a digest of some significant alterations and question how they may work in practice.’
Guildhall Chambers, 29th May 2024
Source: www.guildhallchambers.co.uk
‘The paedophile former pop star Gary Glitter has been ordered by a high court judge to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of the women he abused.’
BBC News, 11th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five teenagers – including 16-year-old twins – have been jailed for killing a man in a planned attack.’
BBC News, 11th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Britain’s Forgotten Prisoners is a devastating documentary about the ‘public protection’ sentences that can amount to whole-of-life terms for relatively minor offences. Film-maker Martin Read explains his seven-year quest for justice.’
The Guardian,12th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A rally driving official who committed “sickening” non-recent sex offences against a teenage girl in Lincolnshire has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A corrupt Border Force officer who allowed a car carrying drugs through a ferry terminal has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 11th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Forest of Dean District Council has started to demolish and remove a 10,000 soft cinema and bowling alley built without permission in a lengthy case that has seen a man jailed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Aman has been jailed for three years for assaulting a judge during a hearing in a family court case in an incident which raised national concerns about court security.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th June 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A 33-year-old man has been jailed for seven months after sending threatening emails to a female politician.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two “sadistic” women who murdered a man with learning disabilities in an attack in which they falsely accused him of being a paedophile have been given life sentences.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A second murder by a man who had killed before has been described as “horrific” but “rare” by the Probation Service.’
BBC News, 5th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who kept 191 dogs in “pitiful” conditions in Devon has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old man will spend at least 28 years in prison for murdering two men outside a nightclub.’
BBC News, 4th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for default of payment of a £167,378 fine issued after she failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice to remove structures she built on green belt land.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A teenager who stabbed a 17-year-old boy to death on a crowded dancefloor has been found guilty of murder.’
BBC News, 4th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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