Salford prison van escape gang jailed for armed ambush – BBC News
‘An armed gang who crashed a car into a prison van to free two men have been jailed by Manchester Crown Court.’
BBC News, 29th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: conspiracy
‘King of Acid’ rave pioneer given five-year sentence for £1.25m bank cyber-fraud scheme – The Independent
‘In the 1980s, Tony Colston-Hayter was the floppy-haired “King of Acid”, the fresh-faced advocate of the emerging rave scene and feisty battler of tabloid critics who suggested his events were drug-fuelled dens of vice and sin.’
The Independent, 24th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fraudster jailed for £4m boiler room scam – Daily Telegraph
‘John Curtin, one of five conspirators convicted for their roles in a £4 million boiler room scam, was jailed for three years yesterday. The 38 year old was the last of the five conspirators to be jailed. Brian James O’Brien, Lynne Jane D’Albertson, James Py and Damien Rodney Smith were sentenced in 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Joint enterprise’ prosecution figures released – BBC News
‘More than 4,500 people were prosecuted for homicides involving two or more defendants over the past eight years, a report has said.’
BBC News, 1st April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revealed: how 300-year-old duellist law is jailing hundreds for ‘joint enterprise’ killings – The Independent
‘Hundreds of people are convicted of murder or manslaughter every year in England and Wales even though they were not directly responsible for the crime, it is revealed today.’
The Independent, 1st April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina v Dang (Manh Toan) and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Dang (Manh Toan) and others; [2014] EWCA Crim 348; [2014] WLR (D) 118
‘For a defendant to be guilty of conspiring, contrary to the section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, “to be concerned” in the production of a controlled drug, contrary to section 4(1)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, by supplying equipment to assist others to produce the drug, he had to share in the drug producer’s purpose and had to lend his assistance for that purpose. A generalised awareness that the equipment might be used for the unlawful purpose would not suffice.’
WLR Daily, 7th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Chorley’s Angels’ gang leader who exploited elderly men with offers of sexual favours is jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Rebecca Reeves, 34, was the head of a group of five women who targeted the elderly in the Lancashire town of Chorley.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
England-wide heroin and crack cocaine drugs gang jailed – BBC News
‘Nine people have been sent to prison for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs across England.’
BBC News, 7th February 2014
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Blackburn siblings jailed over gay partner kidnap plot – BBC News
‘Several members of a family who attempted to kidnap their sister’s gay partner have been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th January 2014
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Warwickshire and Spain drug gang jailed – BBC News
‘Seven members of a nine-strong drug smuggling gang have been jailed for between eight and three years each.’
BBC News, 18th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peterborough sex attacks: Two men and three teens guilty – BBC News
‘Two men and three teenage boys have been found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults on young girls.
Zdeno Mirga, 18, Hassan Abdulla, 33, and three boys were convicted at the Old Bailey. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was one of the “worst cases” of child sex abuse it had seen.’
BBC News, 15th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Competition round-up: January 2014 – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘It is again time for a round-up of recent competition law developments which have caught our attention.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 14th January 2014
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Rendition to Libya an “act of state” and therefore non-justiciable – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Belhaj and another v Straw and Others [2013] EWHC 4111 (QB) 20 December 2013. The High Court has struck out claims against British establishment defendants for “unlawful rendition”. The doctrine of immunity attaching to an act of state is total bar to that such claims and is not limited by the gravity of the alleged violation of rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th January 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Disclosure costs force CPS to drop drugs case – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence in a case of alleged conspiracy to supply class A drugs after the judge refused a prosecution application to adduce new evidence on the second day of the trial.’
Law Society’s Gazette. 14th January 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Birmingham fake money: Four jailed for £1.3m counterfeit scam – BBC News
‘Four men have been jailed for making more than £1.3m worth of counterfeit £10 notes.’
BBC News, 13th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang guilty of trafficking 50 women for sexual exploitation in UK – The Guardian
‘Five members of a prostitution racket, which flew more than 50 young women into the UK from Hungary and set them up in airport hotels, student accommodation and suburban homes, have been convicted of conspiring to traffic people into the UK for sexual exploitation.’
The Guardian, 7th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four jailed over human trafficking of woman to Kent – BBC News
‘Four people have been jailed for their role in the trafficking and sexual exploitation of an Eastern European woman brought into Kent.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lostprophets’ Ian Watkins begins 35-year term for child sex offences – BBC News
‘Paedophile Lostprophets’ singer Ian Watkins is beginning a 35-year sentence for child sex offences, including attempted rape of a baby.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Lostprophets singer and paedophile Ian Watkins to be sentenced over attempted baby rape conviction – The Independent
‘Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins will be sentenced today for a string of child sex offences – including the attempted rape of a baby.’
The Independent, 18th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fake police gang jailed for robberies and kidnappings – BBC News
‘Four men who posed as police officers and handcuffed victims while ransacking their properties have been jailed.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
