Woman jailed for faking twins pregnancy to partner – BBC News

Posted March 21st, 2025 in children, deceit, families, imprisonment, news, pregnancy, sentencing by sally

‘A woman who duped a man into believing they were having twins, until her fake baby bump was exposed in a hospital scan, has been jailed and given a restraining order.’

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BBC News, 20th March 2025

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Fundamental dishonesty: recent lessons – Quarterly Medical Law Review

Posted March 18th, 2025 in cancer, chambers articles, deceit, delay, doctors, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

‘This was a clinical negligence case arising out of a negligently delayed diagnosis of laryngeal cancer, resulting in more extensive treatment for the cancer than would otherwise have been required and, in particular, leading to total laryngectomy. The Claimant now breathes through a stoma in her neck and speaks via a valve located in the wall between her trachea and oesophagus.’

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Quarterly Medical Law Review , 17th March 2025

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‘Badly amiss’: Judge blasts £100k case wrongly issued in London – Law Society’s Gazette

‘Something had gone “badly amiss” for a six-figure claim over an accident in Wales to be litigated in London’s Royal Courts of Justice, a judge has said.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2025

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Revealed: at least 25 UK ‘spy cops’ had sex with deceived members of public – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in deceit, families, inquiries, news, police, sexual offences, spying by sally

‘At least 25 undercover police officers who infiltrated political groups formed sexual relationships with members of the public without disclosing their true identity to them, the Guardian can disclose.’

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The Guardian, 2nd March 2025

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Woman loses £400k injury claim after being filmed walking ‘strong’ husky – The Independent

Posted March 3rd, 2025 in accidents, damages, deceit, disabled persons, news, personal injuries by sally

‘A doggy daycare boss who sued for over £400,000 after injuring her arm in a fall from a horse has lost her case after being videoed holding a “big, strong” husky tugging at the lead and playing sports.’

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The Independent, 3rd March 2025

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Asylum seeker who lied about age loses appeal – BBC News

Posted February 20th, 2025 in appeals, asylum, children, deceit, immigration, news, young persons by sally

‘An asylum seeker found to have “deliberately sought to mislead” about his age after arriving in the UK in a small boat has lost a challenge against the decision at the Court of Appeal.’

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BBC news, 19th February 2025

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Court rules that claims survive despite personal injury dishonesty – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 21st, 2024 in accidents, damages, deceit, false imprisonment, news, personal injuries by sally

‘The courts have served up further signs that lying on a personal injury claim is not to be treated as the death knell for other heads of loss.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 21st October 2024

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Chief constable found guilty of gross misconduct – BBC News

‘The chief constable of Northamptonshire Police has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’

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BBC News, 21st June 2024

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Substantial injustice – where are we now? – 39 Essex Chambers

‘In Williams-Henry v Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd [2024] EWHC 806 (KB), Ritchie J found that, despite the Claimant having sustained serious injuries, which would have warranted damages of almost £600,000, that she had been fundamentally dishonest. This resulted in the entirety of her claim being dismissed under s57 of the Criminal Justice & Courts Act 2015 (‘CJCA 2015’).’

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39 Essex Chambers, 16th April 2024

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A Tangled Web – What we can learn from the case of Willams-Henry v Associated British Ports Holdings Limited -12 King’s Bench Walk

Posted April 24th, 2024 in chambers articles, damages, deceit, news, personal injuries by sally

‘The Judgment in the case of Kirsty Williams-Henry makes for very uncomfortable reading for everybody who deals with severe to catastrophic personal injury cases.’

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12 King's Bench Walk, 12th April 2024

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Greenwashing enforcement is not going away – Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog

‘For many years, companies have been selling or promoting products under claims that they have high ethical, social and governance (ESG) and/or sustainability credentials. In many cases, these claims are accurate and can help in the ongoing efforts to create a more sustainable society. In other cases, however, ESG claims can be overstated or even false – this is greenwashing.’

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Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 16th April 2024

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Woman loses 600k in compensation after being branded ‘dishonest’ by judge – The Independent

Posted April 15th, 2024 in accidents, compensation, damages, deceit, news, personal injuries by sally

‘A woman seeking damages after suffering multiple injuries due to a bad fall in Wales is about to lose out on almost £600,000 for being “thoroughly dishonest” in her process of asking for compensation.’

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The Independent, 13th April 2024

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Barrister “recklessly misled” BSB in applying for practising certificate – Legal Futures

Posted February 23rd, 2024 in barristers, deceit, disciplinary procedures, news, professional conduct by michael

‘A barrister who “recklessly misled” the Bar Standards Board (BSB) into giving him a practising certificate (PC) by falsely stating that he was a door tenant at a set of chambers has been disbarred.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd February 2024

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Woman jailed after posing as man and duping partner into sex – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2023 in deceit, gender, imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A woman has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in jail for sexual assault after pretending to be a man to dupe a woman into sex using a blindfold, a sex toy and a “wholly fake persona”.’

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The Guardian, 20th December 2023

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Judge halves suspension of barrister who misled Court of Appeal – Legal Futures

Posted November 8th, 2023 in appeals, barristers, deceit, disciplinary procedures, news, professional conduct by sally

‘The High Court has halved the 12-month suspension imposed on a barrister who recklessly misled the Court of Appeal.’

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Legal Futures, 8th November 2023

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‘Clear evidence of cheating’: BSB decides not to lift suspension of online exams – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 7th, 2023 in barristers, deceit, examinations, internet, legal education, news by sally

‘Aspiring barristers will have to stick to pen and paper for written exams following a decision by the bar regulator not to lift a suspension of online assessments after receiving ‘clear evidence of cheating’.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 7th November 2023

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Georgia Bilham: Woman who posed as man sentenced for kissing girl – BBC News

Posted August 21st, 2023 in community service, deceit, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A woman accused of posing as a man to prey on a short-sighted teenager has been given a community order for sexually assaulting her female victim by kissing.’

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BBC News, 20th August 2023

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Judge right to award lying libel claimant £1 damages, appeal rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 31st, 2023 in appeals, damages, deceit, defamation, fraud, news, personal injuries by sally

‘A High Court judge was correct to award only £1 in damages to a libel claimant who lied to the court, three appeal judges have found in the latest ruling concerning the self-proclaimed inventor of bitcoin. Computer scientist Dr Craig Wright last year successfully sued a blogger who had publicly accused him of fraud. However Mr Justice Chamberlain ordered only nominal damages because Wright had submitted “deliberately false” evidence on the extent of harm caused by the libel.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th July 2023

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Fundamental Dishonesty: An Update – Ropewalk Chambers

Posted April 5th, 2023 in chambers articles, deceit, fundamental dishonesty, news, trials by sally

‘In order to have a sense of how my own experience was mirrored by colleagues in Ropewalk Chambers, I conducted a recent survey asking colleagues for their own experiences regarding fundamental dishonesty at trial.’

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Ropewalk Chambers, 30th March 2023

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Teacher who lied that she had cancer and surgeons removed her eye banned from classroom – The Independent

Posted March 24th, 2023 in cancer, deceit, disciplinary procedures, fraud, news, professional conduct, teachers by sally

‘A teacher who lied about having cancer and falsely claimed that surgeons had removed her eye has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.’

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The Independent, 23rd March 2023

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