R v Taylor (Appellant) – Supreme Court
R v Taylor (Appellant) [2016] UKSC 5 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 3rd February 2016
Category: theft
Man who stole grieving father’s laptop at funeral of his six-year-old son sentenced to four and a half years – The Independent
‘A thief who stole a grieving father’s laptop from the funeral of his six-year-old has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parents who stole charity laptops from cancer ward before blaming their terminally-ill son face jail – Daily Telegraph
‘Parents who stole and sold laptops from a cancer ward where their terminally-ill son was being treated are facing prison.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dianne Spragg jailed for stealing £79k from legal clients – BBC News
‘A legal secretary who stole nearly £79,000 from vulnerable clients and spent it on shopping sprees has been jailed for two and a half years.’
BBC News, 28th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britain’s ‘most convicted criminal’ commits 630th offence – Daily Telegraph
‘Patrick Ryan believed to have longest list of convictions of any offender in 40-year life of crime that has cost taxpayer as much as £3 million.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tougher sentencing powers needed to deter data thieves, says ICO – The Guardian
‘The head of the government’s privacy watchdog has called for stronger sentencing powers for people convicted of stealing personal data, after a woman who sold 28,000 pieces of sensitive driver data was fined just £1,000.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sheep rustlers jailed for three years after stealing from 14 farms across the North – Daily Telegraph
‘The thieves cost farmers thousands and disrupted pedigree bloodlines.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Antiques dealer jailed for organising theft of Alzheimer’s sufferers’ cherished belongings – Daily Telegraph
‘The treasured possessions and family heirlooms were stolen from elderly homeowners as they slept.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Accused man set to make ‘legal history’ with hoverboard charge – Daily Telegraph
‘A man accused of stealing a crate of Lucozade while riding a “‘hoverboard” may make British legal history after being charged with offences including driving the gadget on a pavement. ‘
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Speech by Lord Justice Treacy at the Criminal Law Review Conference – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘I am pleased to be here today as I think this a good opportunity for me as Chairman, to outline four broad themes which go some way to showing different aspects of the Sentencing Council’s work.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Love-struck 78-year-old stole £160k from his mistress to lavish on Swedish aspiring celebrity (who’s 27) – Daily Telegraph
‘A 78-year-old former Rotary Club president duped his lover out of £160,000 so he could fund the aspiring singing career of his 27-year-old mistress. Retired surveyor Peter Rex Lawrence left 80-year-old Sheila Losack, a retired civil servant with whom he enjoyed a 20 year extra-marital relationship, in financial ruin after plundering her savings to send to his new love interest.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police officers who stole £10,000 from drugs raid seizure are jailed – The Guardian
‘Two police detectives have been jailed for stealing at least £10,000 in cash that was seized during a raid on a suspected drug dealer.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Care worker spared jail after defrauding elderly couple of their savings – The Guardian
‘An elderly man with dementia spent his final days in a residential home separated from his wife of 63 years after their care worker defrauded them of their savings.
Yeoman, 27, was found guilty at Bristol crown court of one count of theft and 12 of fraud but she walked free with a suspended sentence.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Honeytrap women jailed for tricking man into date while they robbed him – Daily Telegraph
‘Two women have been jalied for two years for luring a man out on a date while they robbed his house.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Postman walks free after stealing 11,000 items of post over 22 years – Daily Telegraph
‘A postman who has stolen over 11,000 items of post since 1993 says he is “so sorry” for what he did.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Koh-i-Noor diamond affair shows ‘returning’ relics is never simple – The Guardian
‘No one wants to open the floodgates by establishing a principle that everything plundered must be repatriated. But one court case could do just that.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Online bingo addict jailed for murdering elderly uncle – BBC News
‘An online bingo addict who murdered her elderly uncle in his own home and stole his money has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Statute, sentencing and procedure – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The 2015 statutory onslaught on criminal lawyers continued through the summer. On 17 July, section 28 and schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 were brought into force.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Civil Restraint Orders in IPEC: Perry v Brundle – NIPC Law
‘This case note discusses the power of a judge of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court to make an extended civil restraint order under para 3.2 (1) (b).’
NIPC Law, 12th Ocotber 2015
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
