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London teen has sentence increased for park rape

London teen has sentence increased for park rape

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Teenager has sentence increased after the Attorney General referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient ...

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Record prosecutions for hate crime in Wessex

Record prosecutions for hate crime in Wessex

Friday, 12 January 2018

Solicitor General visits CPS Wessex to see what is being done to tackle hate crime ...

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Man who killed family members who took him in has sentence increased

Man who killed family members who took him in has sentence increased

Thursday, 21 December 2017

Homeless Aaron Barley has minimum term increased to 34 years after the Solicitor General appealed it as unduly lenient...

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North London rapist to spend longer in prison

North London rapist to spend longer in prison

Friday, 15 December 2017

A rapist has had his prison term increased following the intervention of the Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP....

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Careless driver sent to prison

Careless driver sent to prison

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

An Essex van driver who killed his sister in a road traffic collision has been sent to prison following the intervention of the Solicitor General...

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The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP: Economic crime

The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP: Economic crime

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Attorney General Jeremy Wright on economic crime and the Serious Fraud Office...

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Bradford Robber has sentence increased

Bradford Robber has sentence increased

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Robber David Berry has 6 and a half years added to his prison sentence...

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Woman who tried to pervert course of justice has sentence increased

Woman who tried to pervert course of justice has sentence increased

Wednesday, 06 December 2017

Catherine Coslett has sentence increased after the Solicitor General referred it as too low...

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Police officer who blackmailed member of the public has sentence increased

Police officer who blackmailed member of the public has sentence increased

Thursday, 30 November 2017

Police officer has sentence increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal ...

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Man jailed for sexual assault on young boy

Man jailed for sexual assault on young boy

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

A man who sexually assaulted a young boy has been imprisoned after his non-custodial sentence was overturned by the Court of Appeal. ...

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Sex offender who targeted children online has sentenced increased

Sex offender who targeted children online has sentenced increased

Thursday, 23 November 2017

Sex offender, Paul Leighton, has had his sentence increased to 20 years in prison ...

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Woman jailed after providing false statement to Court

Woman jailed after providing false statement to Court

Friday, 17 November 2017

The Court of Appeal has quashed Lisa Sudale's original sentence today and replaced it with 18 months imprisonment...

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Will the Solicitor General find Goldilocks guilty?

Will the Solicitor General find Goldilocks guilty?

Friday, 10 November 2017

Did Goldilocks burgle the Three Bears? The Solicitor General will decide today...

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Dragon’s Den contestant jailed for child sex offences has term increased

Dragon’s Den contestant jailed for child sex offences has term increased

Thursday, 09 November 2017

Dragon’s Den contestant jailed for child sex offences has term increased ...

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Man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased

Man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased

Thursday, 09 November 2017

Manchester man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased by 4 years...

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Attorney General visits law students in Birmingham

Attorney General visits law students in Birmingham

Thursday, 09 November 2017

Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP will meet with University of Birmingham students and staff when he visits the law school today....

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Attorney General visits new Law Clinic at King’s

Attorney General visits new Law Clinic at King’s

Tuesday, 07 November 2017

The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP visit King’s College London University today to see the pro bono work happening there...

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Solicitor General visits University of Law in Chester to mark National Pro Bono Week

Solicitor General visits University of Law in Chester to mark National Pro Bono Week

Monday, 06 November 2017

Solicitor General visits University of Law in Chester to mark National Pro Bono Week...

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Family of Carole Myers can apply for fresh inquest

Family of Carole Myers can apply for fresh inquest

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Solicitor General gives consent for the family of Carole Myers to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into her death...

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Child killer gets longer life sentence

Child killer gets longer life sentence

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Marvyn Iheanacho who killed a 5 year old boy has had his sentence increased by 3 years after representation at the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor Ge...

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Increased sentences for 2 Nottingham child sex offenders

Increased sentences for 2 Nottingham child sex offenders

Friday, 13 October 2017

Dobson and Smith had their sentences significantly increased by the Court of Appeal...

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CILEx Commencement Speech 2017

CILEx Commencement Speech 2017

Saturday, 07 October 2017

CILEx Commencement Speech on 7 October 2017...

Bradford rapist will spend longer behind bars

Bradford rapist will spend longer behind bars

Friday, 06 October 2017

Lee Duffy has sentence increased from 8 to 13 years ...

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Jealous ex has sentence increased after causing GBH

Jealous ex has sentence increased after causing GBH

Wednesday, 04 October 2017

Graham Gawley has had his prison sentence increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred it to the Court of Appeal ...

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National Justice Museum drives forward Public Legal Education

National Justice Museum drives forward Public Legal Education

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP is in Nottingham today where he will visit the recently reopened National Justice Museum to see how it is help...

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Paedophile has sentenced doubled under ULS scheme

Paedophile has sentenced doubled under ULS scheme

Friday, 15 September 2017

A ‘House Parent’ Stephen Joyce who sexually abused children while working at a boarding school in Torrington, Devon has sentence increased...

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Attorney General seeks evidence on the impact of social media on criminal trials

Attorney General seeks evidence on the impact of social media on criminal trials

Thursday, 14 September 2017

Judges, solicitors and victims’ groups are being asked to submit evidence about the impact of social media on criminal trials....

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Predatory paedophile has his sentence increased by 3 years

Predatory paedophile has his sentence increased by 3 years

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Abingdon man who used fake online profiles to abuse children has his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal....

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Coventry killers face longer in jail

Coventry killers face longer in jail

Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Murderers Stephen Weeks and Drew Thorpe have had their sentences increased following ULS referral ...

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Solicitor General's speech at Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime

Solicitor General's speech at Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime

Monday, 04 September 2017

The Solicitor General discusses preventing and controlling economic crime in the modern world ...

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