Follow the money… – NearlyLegal

Posted August 6th, 2012 in costs, damages, freezing injunctions, landlord & tenant, news, sentencing by sally

“The difficulties in many cases against private landlords, not least unlawful eviction cases, do not end with trial and judgment. Realising damages and costs awards can be a fraught,complex and time consuming matter. This case is a prime example. It is a lengthy tale, but sadly not untypical in its twists and turns. It is also a useful case on quantum for unlawful eviction.”

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NearlyLegal, 2nd August 2012

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England riots one year on: Culprits jailed for 1,800 years – BBC News

“Prison sentences totalling more than 1,800 years have been handed out to rioters following the disorder which began exactly a year ago.”

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BBC News, 6th August 2012

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Rapist who posed as cabbie jailed for eight years – The Guardian

Posted August 6th, 2012 in news, rape, sentencing, taxis by sally

“An unlicensed taxi driver who raped a woman on Christmas Eve after she left a nightclub has been jailed for eight years.”

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2012

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Jail for man who claimed for ‘pothole’ injury after breaking ankle in drunken leap – Daily Telegraph

“A man who tried to claim £100,000 in compensation after breaking his ankle in a pothole was in fact injured after jumping off a wall when drunk, a court has heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2012

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Deportation looms for the man who stole an ice cream – The Independent

“This time last year, the first of the riots that would engulf England began. Paul Peachey revisits the victims and perpetrators of the violence, and finds a case that highlights the harshness of the treatment some offenders received.”

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The Independent, 6th August 2012

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Drug addict who killed pensioner jailed for 28 years – The Guardian

Posted August 3rd, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A drug addict ‘parasite’ who murdered a pensioner as she desperately clung on to a handbag containing her husband’s ashes has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years.”

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2012

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Rochdale grooming gang leader gets 22 years – BBC News

Posted August 2nd, 2012 in gangs, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The jailed leader of a Rochdale sex ring has received a further term of 22 years for 30 child rape charges.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2012

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Remand prisoners – treated worse than sentenced prisoners – HM Inspectorate of Prisons

Posted August 2nd, 2012 in news, prisons, remand, reports, sentencing by sally

“Many remand prisoners had a poorer regime and less support than sentenced prisoners, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing a short thematic review.”

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HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 2nd August 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Remand prisoners treated worse than sentenced inmates – report – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2012 in news, prisons, remand, reports, sentencing by sally

“Tens of thousands of remand prisoners who are yet to be convicted are treated far worse in jails in England and Wales than sentenced prisoners, according to an official watchdog report.”

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2012

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Ali twins jailed for funding terrorism abroad – BBC News

Posted August 2nd, 2012 in families, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

“Identical twin brothers from London, who admitted raising money in England to fund terrorism abroad, have been jailed for three years.”

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BBC News, 1st August 2012

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Regina (Foley) v Parole Board for England and Wales and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2012 in early release, law reports, parole, prisons, release on licence, sentencing by sally

Regina (Foley) v Parole Board for England and Wales and another [2012] EWHC 2184 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 241

“There could no longer be any objective justification for the different tests governing early release applied by the Parole Board to those serving indeterminate sentences and those serving determinate sentences under the Criminal Justice Act 1991.”

WLR Daily, 27th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Clifford Collinge murder: Wife jailed for 23 years – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who lured two men back to her house with promises of sex and convinced them to murder her husband has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 31st July 2012

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Life sentences for brothers who beheaded man and set light to body – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Two brothers have been jailed for life for the murder of a man whose decapitated body was set alight in a town centre.”

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The Guardian, 30th July 2012

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Rachel Hewitt jailed for cancer lies to police colleagues – BBC News

“A police officer who took time off work after falsely claiming her daughter had cancer has been jailed for 18 months.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2012

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Mother-of-eight Shamim Akhtar jailed for drugging daughter – The Independent

“A grandmother has been jailed for four years for kidnapping and drugging her own daughter after she refused to marry the man her family wanted her to.”

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The Independent, 27th July 2012

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Teenager who throttled and beat girl detained indefinitely – The Guardian

“A teenage boy who throttled a 10-year-old girl as she played in a street and repeatedly beat her around the head so viciously he could have killed her has been locked up indefinitely.”

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The Guardian, 27th July 2012

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Killers and rapists could be released earlier as High Court waters down parole terms – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 30th, 2012 in EC law, human rights, news, parole, sentencing by sally

“Killers and rapists serving long jail terms could be released earlier following a High Court ruling that their strict parole terms may breach their human rights.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2012

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Wolverhampton Johnson brothers jailed for tax fraud – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2012 in confiscation, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“Two ‘notorious’ brothers from Wolverhampton have been jailed for their part in a £34m tax fraud.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2012

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Adrian White jailed over ‘sadistic’ child pornography – BBC News

“A 52-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months for offences relating to indecent images of children.”

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BBC News, 26th July 2012

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Connor Hodgson detained for Stockton attack on girl, 10 – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2012 in grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing, wounding, young offenders by sally

“A teenager who throttled, punched and kicked a 10-year-old Teesside girl might never be released back into the community, a judge has said.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2012

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