‘One month window to challenge convictions in England and Wales means women who have experienced trauma are unfairly criminalised, campaigners say.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who repeatedly drove over his stepmother in a drunken rage at a wedding has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 11th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four neo-Nazi “diehards” convicted of being members of the banned terrorist group National Action have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a nine-year-old boy who was fatally attacked by her friend’s “extremely powerful” dog in a caravan on a Cornish holiday park has been jailed for two years.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The coronavirus pandemic (“Covid-19”) has significantly affected people across the world, in a seemingly indiscriminate fashion, with the devastating impact well publicised. However, one area that has not featured heavily in the mainstream media, is the impact that Covid -19 may have had on the sentencing exercise for Defendants. To that end, as the nation remains in lockdown, are the current conditions in the UK prison system a factor which should be considered by a tribunal when considering the appropriate sentence to impose? This article will outline and discuss the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in the R v Manning [2020] EWCA Crim 592 (“Manning”) and seek to answer that question.’
Church Court Chambers, May 2020
Source: churchcourtchambers.co.uk
‘Serious concerns are emerging over the treatment of children in custody during the coronavirus pandemic, after evidence that some have been spending as little as 40 minutes a day out of their cell.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who was systematically abused as a child by a world-renowned music director has gone from “despair to hope” after seeing him finally jailed.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Gerry Adams has won his appeal to have two convictions for attempting to escape from prison in the 1970s overturned.’
BBC News, 13th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “manipulative” child rapist who shared his abuse images with his uncle has been given a life sentence.’
BBC News, 7th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A prisoner convicted of stirring up religious hatred has won the first round in his legal challenge to emergency legislation preventing early automatic release of terrorism offenders.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A specialist centre providing accommodation and support to female offenders is to open in Wales as part of the government’s strategy to send fewer women to prison, the Ministry of Justice has said.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A paralegal who was working at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been banned from the profession after being jailed for online sexual offences involving children.’
Legal Futures, 1st May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In this post I analyse some of the contradictions present in the current penal response to Covid-19 in England and Wales, represented in a recent Crown Prosecution Service press release. Coercive criminal law measures which clearly and proportionately penalize those who endanger emergency workers, or engage in fraudulent conduct, may be justified. But civil liberties must be considered on both sides. I challenge the punitive narrative which celebrates sending those convicted of coronavirus crimes to prisons where Covid-19 has the potential to be rampant. The rights to life and health of offenders—put at risk in overcrowded prisons—must also be considered.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th April 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A man has been jailed after a string of assaults in one day which, officers say, culminated in him smearing his own faeces across a police cell.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The applicant in Hafeez is a sixty-year old man with a number of health conditions, including diabetes and asthma. He was arrested pursuant to a request by the US Government for his extradition on drugs charges. He challenges the decision to extradite him, arguing that his pre-conviction and post-conviction detention conditions in the US would be inhuman and degrading; and that there is a real risk that he would be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th April 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Courts must take care not to “overreact in unprecedented times”, a former director of public prosecutions has said, amid concerns that lengthy sentences being imposed during the coronavirus crisis could be excessive.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for coughing in the face of a police officer and claiming he had coronavirus.’
BBC News, 16th April 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four men have been jailed in the year since the upskirting law was introduced in England and Wales, figures show.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother of two died after her drunken boyfriend threw a mobile phone at her neck during a row, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 8th April 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A conman funded a “lavish lifestyle” that included trips to Las Vegas by scamming rail delay compensation schemes out of £40,000.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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