‘A police sergeant from London’s Metropolitan Police, who used his iPhone to spy on a woman whilst she was showering, has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 15th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ministers are facing demands to explain why thousands of convicted sexual offenders across England and Wales have avoided prison. An Observer investigation found that adults convicted of sexually assaulting children under 13, or of engaging in sexual activity with underage teenagers, are among those who have not been jailed.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A blogger has been jailed after making anti-Semitic comments on a radio show.’
BBC News, 7th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A defendant who admitted fraud under the Right to Buy scheme has been ordered to pay back more than £90,000.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th March 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Eight people who committed repeated breaches of planning permission and court orders while trying to establish a site in Basildon have had their sentences confirmed after failing to convince the Court of Appeal that their punishments were too severe.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th March 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A lottery winner who caused a fatal Christmas Day crash when he took his eyes off the road to find his young son’s teddy bear has avoided jail.’
BBC News, 11th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A doctor has been given a suspended sentence after he admitted defrauding the NHS out of nearly £68,000.’
BBC News, 9th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fraudster who faked a road traffic accident and invented a fictitious accident management company to facilitate a whiplash claim has been handed a suspended prison sentence.’
Litigation Futures, 24th February 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A woman who live streamed her partner’s Crown court trial on Facebook after videoing from the public gallery has received a four-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man sued by a Kent law firm for unpaid fees has lost his appeal against a suspended sentence handed out for contempt over his failure to comply with court orders.’
Legal Futures, 8th February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A supporter of Jeremy Corbyn who targeted Labour MPs with “vulgar, obscene and threatening” abuse has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 25th November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The grandmother of a baby who drowned in a bath while she was out of the room has admitted child cruelty.’
BBC News, 10th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A neo-Nazi teenager who encouraged terror attacks and downloaded indecent images of young children has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 2nd November 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A protester against the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project has been handed a suspended prison sentence for contempt of court after breaching an earlier order in the first such case concerning HS2.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A voyeurist hacked into webcams to record people in their homes and used hidden devices to watch families at Butlin’s, a court heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who practised knife fights with her jihadist brother as he plotted a terrorist attack in London has been given a suspended prison sentence after a judge said she acted out of “misguided loyalty”.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “greedy” and “arrogant” free climber has been given a suspended sentence for defying a court order not to scale tall buildings.’
BBC News, 13th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Labour MP and ex-Army officer who admitted making an indecent image of a child has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 7th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This article reviews two Court of Appeal cases which have considered the effect that COVID-19 can have in sentencing in cases where the custody threshold has been passed. In summary, the cases make clear that the adverse effects the pandemic has had on prison life is a relevant factor a sentencing court can take into consideration in deciding: 1) whether to impose a suspend a sentence; and 2) the length of any immediate custodial sentence.’
Park Square Barristers, 3rd July 2020
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘A nurse who had a hypoglycaemic attack, causing a crash which left a pedestrian paralysed, has been spared jail.’
BBC News, 20th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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