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Butchering breast surgeon has sentence increased by 5 years

Butchering breast surgeon has sentence increased by 5 years

Thursday, 03 August 2017

Surgeon Ian Paterson, who performed numerous unnecessary cancer operations, has had his sentence increased from 15 to 20 years ...

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Attorney General helps record number of victims and families get justice

Attorney General helps record number of victims and families get justice

Saturday, 29 July 2017

More victims and their families get justice than ever before, after 141 criminals had their sentences increased under the ULS scheme....

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Men who photographed child rape have prison term increased

Men who photographed child rape have prison term increased

Friday, 21 July 2017

Partners Andrew Bristow and Michael Peters have had their jail terms increased after referral by the Attorney General. ...

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Family of Deepcut soldier can apply for fresh inquest

Family of Deepcut soldier can apply for fresh inquest

Friday, 21 July 2017

Attorney General gives consent for the family of Private Geoff Gray to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into his death. ...

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Wolverhampton father who planned fatal robbery will spend longer in prison

Wolverhampton father who planned fatal robbery will spend longer in prison

Thursday, 20 July 2017

Robber to spend another 4 and a half years in prison following Attorney General referral to Court of Appeal...

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New panel launched to drive legal education

New panel launched to drive legal education

Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP has launched a new panel to drive forward legal education initiatives....

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Attorney General’s speech at the International Justice Day event

Attorney General’s speech at the International Justice Day event

Monday, 17 July 2017

Attorney General discusses the importance of evidence gathering in Syria and Iraq to enable domestic prosecutions....

University rapist is locked up for longer

University rapist is locked up for longer

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Loughborough University rapist will now be locked up for over 11 years following ULS referral from the Solicitor General...

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£4.2m criminal assets split between Home Office and Jersey

£4.2m criminal assets split between Home Office and Jersey

Monday, 10 July 2017

More than £4 million of criminal assets will be split between Jersey and the Home Office...

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Burglar who targeted the elderly jailed for longer

Burglar who targeted the elderly jailed for longer

Friday, 07 July 2017

A burglar who targeted the elderly has sentence increased to 7 years and 6 months following ULS referral ...

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No new inquest into military deaths

No new inquest into military deaths

Friday, 30 June 2017

The Attorney General has decided not to provide his authority for an application to be made to the High Court for new inquests...

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More advocates outside London could work on Government legal cases

More advocates outside London could work on Government legal cases

Friday, 07 April 2017

More advocates outside London could work on Government cases, following a Government Legal Department consultation. ...

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Government minister teaches Yorkshire children the law

Government minister teaches Yorkshire children the law

Friday, 27 January 2017

Yorkshire schoolchildren will be taught about the law and their basic civil and criminal rights by Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP...

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Court of Appeal increases the sentence for duo who blew up cash machines

Court of Appeal increases the sentence for duo who blew up cash machines

Thursday, 26 January 2017

The Court of Appeal has today increased the sentences of 2 men following a referral under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. ...

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Attorney General’s speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies

Attorney General’s speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Attorney General discusses the modern law of self-defence at the International Institute for Strategic Studies...

Legal basis for striking terror targets set out

Legal basis for striking terror targets set out

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Attorney General Jeremy Wright will set out the legal basis for British military strikes against terror targets overseas...

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Role of Law Officers on Devolution and Bills

Role of Law Officers on Devolution and Bills

Tuesday, 20 December 2016

The Solicitor General spoke to Public Law Wales on the role of the Law Officers on Devolution and Bills ...

Press Notice: Bringing Daesh to Justice

Press Notice: Bringing Daesh to Justice

Thursday, 15 December 2016

Jeremy Wright QC MP is in New York to support a campaign to bring Daesh terrorists to justice...

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Serving prisoner to spend longer in prison after sexually assaulting another inmate

Serving prisoner to spend longer in prison after sexually assaulting another inmate

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of serving prisoner following Attorney General referral...

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High Wycombe men have sentences increased for stabbing death

High Wycombe men have sentences increased for stabbing death

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of 2 teenagers convicted of manslaughter following a ULS referral. ...

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False terror kidnap claim trio to serve an extra 6 years in jail

False terror kidnap claim trio to serve an extra 6 years in jail

Thursday, 29 September 2016

A West Midlands policeman and his two accomplices who claimed terrorists were going to kidnap a fellow officer were today sentenced to a cumulative 6 ...

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Attorney General to defend Brexit legal challenge

Attorney General to defend Brexit legal challenge

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Attorney General to defend Brexit legal challenge in the High Court...

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Evesham child sex offender faces 5 year prison term after originally being sentenced to community order

Evesham child sex offender faces 5 year prison term after originally being sentenced to community order

Thursday, 08 September 2016

The Court of Appeal today increased the sentence of Evesham child sex offender Daniel Mills after an intervention by Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC...

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Undertaking provided for witnesses in undercover policing inquiry

Undertaking provided for witnesses in undercover policing inquiry

Tuesday, 06 September 2016

Individuals providing certain evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry can do so without fear of prosecution...

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Attorney General Jeremy Wright speech to the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime

Attorney General Jeremy Wright speech to the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime

Monday, 05 September 2016

The Attorney General on the threat faced today from economic crime and how the UK Government is addressing it...

Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme ensuring justice for victims of crime and their families

Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme ensuring justice for victims of crime and their families

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

More than 100 offenders had their prison sentences lengthened following referrals by the Attorney and Solicitor General to the Court of Appeal under t...

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Bona Vacantia’s IT systems unavailable

Bona Vacantia’s IT systems unavailable

Wednesday, 10 August 2016

All Bona Vacantia’s IT systems will be unavailable on Thursday 11 August...

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Solicitor General Robert Buckland visits CPS North East to speak about hate crime

Solicitor General Robert Buckland visits CPS North East to speak about hate crime

Friday, 05 August 2016

The Solicitor General will encourage victims to report hate crimes during a visit to Crown Prosecution Service offices in Newcastle....

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Attorney General Speech at the Royal Courts of Justice

Attorney General Speech at the Royal Courts of Justice

Thursday, 21 July 2016

Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP's speech at the Lord Chancellor's swearing in ceremony...

Solicitor General speech on Hate Crime

Solicitor General speech on Hate Crime

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

A speech by Solicitor General Robert Buckland to the Public Policy Exchange Symposium on effectively tackling Hate Crime. ...

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