Attorney General urges new thinking on domestic violence – Attorney General’s Office

Posted March 26th, 2010 in attorney general, domestic violence, press releases by sally

“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, is urging all men to stand up against domestic violence ‘for the women in our lives.’ ”

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Attorney General’s Office, 23rd March 2010

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Attorney General welcomes sentence increase for ‘clinical’ murderer – Attorney General’s Office

Posted March 12th, 2010 in attorney general, murder, press releases, sentencing by sally

“The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC today welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision that a minimum term of 20 years, handed to John McFarlane when he was sentenced to life last November, was unduly lenient, and increased the minimum term to 30 years.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 11th March 2010

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Sentence for domestic violence attack doubled after appeal by Attorney General – Attorney General’s Office

“At the Court of Appeal today the Attorney General, Baroness Patricia Scotland QC, successfully appealed the sentence of a man who picked up a iron which he had heated and repeatedly held to his wife’s face, leaving it on her skin for two to three seconds. He then further attacked her.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 24th February 2010

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Wife attacker has sentenced doubled after intervention from Attorney General – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 24th, 2010 in attorney general, domestic violence, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who ‘branded’ his wife’s face with an iron has had his sentenced doubled after the Attorney General personally intervened.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Attorney general upholds Edlington torture case sentences – The Guardian

Posted February 16th, 2010 in attorney general, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“Lady Scotland rules sentences for brothers who submitted two boys to ordeal of violence and sexual abuse were appropriate.”

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The Guardian, 15th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teenage killer’s custody doubled over Gloucester attack – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2010 in assault, attorney general, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A teenager who killed a man with one punch has had his sentence more than doubled to three-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 10th February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Attorney General’s Reference (No 79 of 2009) – WLR Daily

Posted February 8th, 2010 in attorney general, law reports, sentencing by sally

Attorney General’s Reference (No 79 of 2009) [2010] WLR (D) 25

“In considering whether a sentence was unduly lenient the question for the Court of Appeal was whether the sentencing judge had, on the material presented to the Crown Court, erred in principle.”

WLR Daily, 5th February 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Attorney General: Keynote Speech – CPS National Schools Project Launch – Attorney General’s Office

“Attorney General: Keynote Speech – CPS National Schools Project Launch.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 4th February 2010

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Attorney General: Delivering an Excellent Public Prosecution Service – Attorney General’s Office

Posted February 8th, 2010 in attorney general, Crown Prosecution Service, speeches by sally

“Attorney General’s speech to CPS National Schools Project Launch – 4th February 2010.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 3rd February 2010

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Lord Goldsmith told two different truths, says legal expert – The Observer

Posted February 8th, 2010 in attorney general, illegality, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Fresh questions have been raised about how Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, came to back the use of military force in Iraq after one of the UK’s leading legal experts highlighted apparent contradictions in his testimonies before two official inquiries.”

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The Observer, 7th February 2010

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Attorney general to review Edlington torture case sentences – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2010 in attorney general, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“The attorney general is to reconsider the sentences given to two brothers last week for beating and torturing another pair of boys, her office said today.”

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The Guardian, 26th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney General: The role of the Attorney General in the 21st Century – Attorney General’s Office

Posted January 20th, 2010 in attorney general, speeches by sally

“The Administrative Law Bar Association, Inner Temple Hall, London, ‘The role of the Attorney General in the 21st Century’  – speech by The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland QC, Attorney General.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 19th January 2010

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Iraq war inquiry told attorney general changed mind over legality of invasion – The Guardian

Posted January 14th, 2010 in attorney general, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The attorney general materially changed his advice on the legality of military action against Iraq a few days before the invasion, the inquiry into the war was told today.”

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The Guardian, 13th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Outcry over plan to give attorney general veto on war crimes warrants – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2009 in attorney general, news, veto, war crimes, warrants by sally

“The attorney general will be asked to approve warrants before suspected war criminals can be arrested in future under a plan being negotiated by the Foreign Office in response to the row over attempts to arrest Israel’s former foreign minister.”

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The Guardian, 16th December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Baroness Scotland ‘to be investigated by legal watchdog over cleaner’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 12th, 2009 in attorney general, news, professional conduct by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is to be investigated by a legal watchdog over her employment of an illegal immigrant, it has been claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Attorney General Baroness Scotland fined £5,000 over illegal immigrant housekeeper – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in attorney general, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, has been fined £5,000 for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Attorney General ‘likely to be fined for employing illegal immigrant’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in attorney general, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is likely to be fined for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper, it has been claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judicial Response to the publication of the Attorney General’s unduly lenient referral statistics – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted August 4th, 2009 in attorney general, news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“The Deputy Head of Criminal Justice, Lord Justice Thomas, has responded to the release of statistics today by the Attorney General’s office. The figures report the number of cases where the Attorney General asked the Court of Appeal to decide whether a sentence imposed by the Crown Court was unduly lenient.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th August 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Attorney General spells out her relationship with prosecutors at end of thorough review of the role – Attorney General’s Office

Posted July 24th, 2009 in attorney general, press releases, prosecutions by sally

“Attorney General spells out her relationship with prosecutors at end of thorough review of the role.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 21st July 2009

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Attorney general survives shake-up unscathed – The Guardian

Posted July 20th, 2009 in attorney general, constitutional reform, news by sally

“Plans to make the role of attorney general independent of government have been ditched by ministers, despite a two-year battle by constitutional reformers. They had wanted the role to be depoliticised, a move aimed at preventing criticism over a number of highly sensitive cases, including the advice given to government over the war in Iraq, and the decision to abandon the inquiry into BAE Systems.”

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The Guardian, 17th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk