‘In this post, David McKie and Dany Bitar, partner and associate respectively in the litigation team at CMS, preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in JTI POLSKA Sp. Z.o.o. and Ors v Jakubowski and Ors.’
UKSC Blog, 27th March 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Two burglars who threatened to cut off a 78-year-old man’s fingers after breaking into his home have each been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 20th February 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A chocolate thief is facing jail after admitting he stole almost 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs in a heist worth more than £31,000.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A travel agent who stole money from friends, family and hundreds of members of the public who bought holidays from her, has today been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd February 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An accountant who was jailed for defrauding the NHS, companies and individuals, has been ordered to pay back nearly £240,000 and faces an additional 20 months in prison if he fails to pay.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th January 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An accountant who stole £1.7m from the Bermudan government is facing losing his pension as attempts to claw back money he took continue.’
BBC News, 26th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who cut a gas pipe to sell for scrap, causing a blast in which a two-year-old boy died, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It is “essential” that sub-postmasters claiming on one of the compensation schemes following the Horizon scandal can recover their legal costs, the chair of the Post Office scandal enquiry said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 16th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Police are failing victims of burglary and theft, missing chances to catch thieves leading to lack of confidence in forces, the official inspectorate has found.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This case concerns whether the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) permits a variation to a restraint order to cover reasonable legal expenses in respect of civil proceedings founded on the same or similar allegations or facts as those giving rise to the making of the restraint order.’
UKSC Blog, 20th July 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Scores of post office operators wrongly accused of embezzlement by the Post Office due to faulty accounting software, may be disqualified from a dedicated compensation scheme.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A year since wrongful convictions of subpostmasters were first overturned, most say they are no closer to agreeing a financial compensation settlement.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for 13 years after he filmed himself raping a woman he met at a nightclub.’
The Independent, 7th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Subpostmasters who helped uncover the Post Office IT scandal but missed out on full compensation are to get payouts under a new government scheme.’
BBC News, 22nd March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Post Office and the government need to speed up compensation payments to workers who were victims of the Horizon IT scandal, according to a report by an influential group of MPs.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former Post Office workers who were among those wrongfully convicted for theft, fraud and false accounting have called for the company’s former management to go to jail for their part in the long-running scandal.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses will be examined by a public inquiry starting on Monday.’
BBC News, 14th February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘UK taxpayers could have to pay as much as £1bn in compensation to former Post Office workers wrongly convicted of theft due to the defective Horizon IT system.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two paramedics have been jailed for stealing medication from terminally ill patients.’
BBC News, 112th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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