‘Four men have been convicted over a phone scam carried out across the south of England that defrauded 18 pensioners out of a total of £600,000.’
BBC News, 10th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The trials of 24 trade unionists, including Ricky Tomlinson, seem to have been unduly influenced by Edward Heath. The more we learn about that decade, the more its injustices will haunt us.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Although most readers of this blog will be familiar, to some extent, with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (“PECR”), they are a rarely sighted beast in the reported jurisprudence. Panopticon is aware of individual damages claims brought in the County Courts for small sums, but even they are few and far between.’
Panopticon, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘Th judge who sentenced a former trader to 14 years in jail for conspiracy to rig Libor blocked the defence from presenting key evidence about a banking industry that routinely flouted rules, the court of appeal has heard.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three drug smugglers have been convicted of transporting as much as £1.6bn worth of cocaine and heroin into the UK using a fleet of fake ambulances.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former Broadmoor hospital worker has been jailed for eight months for selling stories to the Sun about notorious patients, including the Yorkshire Ripper.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Slough Borough Council last month secured a £300,000 confiscation order, its largest ever under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘There was “no realistic prospect” of convicting eight police officers involved in the Lynette White murder investigation, the High Court has heard.’
BBC News, 11th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two brothers murdered a cash and carry manager by pressing a tea towel soaked with chloroform over her mouth and administering a “bizarre” combination of toxic chemicals including arsenic and mercury.’
The Guardian, 20th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who was acquitted of conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin has been sentenced to 21 months in jail after he was found with a bag of cocaine on him while he sat in the dock.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A gang who stole watches worth more than £30,000 in a raid on a jewellers before making off on scooters have been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old British boy who plotted to behead police officers at an Anzac Day parade in Australia has been sentenced to life.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman at the centre of a “gruesome” child sex abuse ring which passed children round “like toys” has been given a life sentence.’
BBC News, 28th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A family who trafficked and enslaved two Hungarian women to force them into prostitution have been jailed.’
BBC News, 28th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rachel Reynolds and Claire Cunningham take around 100 of the Steiff toys and sell them for fraction of value on internet auction site.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A paedophile gang behind the abuse and rape of young children, including a baby, have been described in court as “sick, depraved, callous and cruel.” ‘
BBC News, 10th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Vikram Singh, Asif Hussain, Arshad Jani, Mohammed Imran, Akbari Khan and Taimoor Khan sentenced after grooming victims with inexpensive gifts.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Former City trader Tom Hayes has been sentenced to 14 years in jail after becoming the first person to be convicted by a jury of rigging the Libor interest rate.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed for life after shooting dead a mother-of-two in an attack that was intended to kill someone else.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A retired Asian officer who fought racism in the police has been cleared of sexually assaulting a prisoner almost 30 years ago after claiming the charges against him were part of a vendetta by Scotland Yard.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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