‘A landlord who hid families in windowless rooms after claiming to a council that he had complied with an enforcement notice has been fined £25,000 and ordered to pay a further £266,177 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A doctor who received a suspended sentence after running a “factory” producing 32 medical reports in a day should have been jailed like the solicitor he worked with, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 21st March 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Shameless star Tina Malone has avoided going to jail after she admitted to breaching an injunction that protected the identity of James Bulger killer Jon Venables by sharing a post on social media.’
The Independent, 13th March 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who gave his girlfriend drugs at a festival and filmed her as she died has been jailed for her manslaughter.’
BBC News, 1st March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who threatened her grandfather with a hammer while robbing him to fund her drug addiction has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 20th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Campaigners and artists have sharply criticised the police crackdown on drill music, warning this “punitive” approach will ultimately fail to tackle the root causes of youth violence.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman was tortured and killed by a man who authorities should have stopped from living with her, a report said.’
BBC News, 7th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fifteen activists convicted of a terrorism-related offence for chaining themselves around an immigration removal flight at Stansted airport have received suspended sentences or community orders.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A married couple who built a £3.8million brothel empire were allowed to continue operating by police for 14 years who instead focused on “serious types of organised crime”, a court has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two people have narrowly avoided jail after sharing information online said to be about James Bulger killer Jon Venables.’
The Independent, 31st January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mother-of-one who ran her boyfriend over after finding out he was a convicted rapist with a long-term partner and family has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 17th January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who crippled her boyfriend in a hit-and-run crash after finding out he was a convicted rapist with a long-term lover has been spared jail.’
BBC News, 15th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two thirds of knife crime offenders are escaping jail as the number of offences has hit an eight-year high, Ministry of Justice figures reveal.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “predatory sex offender” who was spared jail after blackmailing a girl he met online went on to rape a woman after his rehabilitation course was delayed due to “financial constraints,” a court has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A retired company boss who made £5 million from trafficking fighter jet parts to Iran in violation of Weapons of Mass Destruction controls has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police have been told by government that paedophiles caught with indecent child abuse images can receive conditional cautions instead of jail as police struggle to cope with an explosion of cases.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A drunk mother whose seven-week old daughter died as she fell asleep holding her on a sofa has walked free from court.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who conned his wife and her family into believing he had terminal cancer took £2,000 from his mother-in-law before his lie was exposed.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teacher who drove into an airport worker following a row over a new £3 drop-off charge has been spared jail after a judge said he agreed the levy was an “absolute disgrace”.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has pleaded guilty to five counts of providing unqualified immigration advice and services, some 13 years after an identical conviction.’
Legal Futures, 14th August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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