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Attorney General refers prolific Manchester rapist’s case to Court of Appeal

Attorney General refers prolific Manchester rapist’s case to Court of Appeal

Thursday, 16 January 2020

Reynhard Sinaga’s sentence has been referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme....

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Sentence increased for woman convicted of blackmail

Sentence increased for woman convicted of blackmail

Thursday, 31 October 2019

Chelsea Roberts has had her sentence increased at the Court of Appeal following intervention by the Solicitor General, The Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP....

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Birmingham gang member who violently attacked victim by public restaurant receives longer jail term

Birmingham gang member who violently attacked victim by public restaurant receives longer jail term

Friday, 18 October 2019

Warsame Mohamed, now aged 24 took part in a violent attack and stabbing resulting in the death of a young man...

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Drunken tube pusher sees sentence increased

Drunken tube pusher sees sentence increased

Wednesday, 09 October 2019

Mathuram Muthuraja has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal, after intervention by the Solicitor General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP....

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Manchester English language test scammers have sentences increased

Manchester English language test scammers have sentences increased

Thursday, 05 September 2019

Muhammad Bilal and Mehboob Jilani ran colleges where non-EEA nationals could take an English language test as part of making UK visa applications....

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Leicester revenge arsonist has sentence increased

Leicester revenge arsonist has sentence increased

Tuesday, 03 September 2019

Darren Finnemore has had his sentence increased after lighting a series of fires in a revenge arson attack....

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Solicitor General's speech at Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2019

Solicitor General's speech at Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2019

Monday, 02 September 2019

The Solicitor General discusses some of the UK's key successes in tackling economic crime and the UK government's ambitious Economic Crime Plan....

Attorneys General lead international cooperation to combat cybercrime

Attorneys General lead international cooperation to combat cybercrime

Thursday, 01 August 2019

Five Attorneys General from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have today formalised their international cooperation in the fight against ...

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Child rapist has sentence increased

Child rapist has sentence increased

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Bouzan subjected two young victims to a campaign of sexual abuse....

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Sentence increased for man convicted of sexual assault on woman

Sentence increased for man convicted of sexual assault on woman

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Lee Fox has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment suspended for 2 years....

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New Solicitor General sworn in

New Solicitor General sworn in

Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Michael Ellis QC MP appointed as Solicitor General for England and Wales....

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New Solicitor General appointed

New Solicitor General appointed

Friday, 26 July 2019

Michael Ellis MP has been appointed as Solicitor General for England and Wales....

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Nottingham teen has sentence increased for knife attack

Nottingham teen has sentence increased for knife attack

Friday, 26 July 2019

The offender was originally sentenced to an 18 month rehabilitation order in May....

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Sophie Holmes held in contempt of court

Sophie Holmes held in contempt of court

Thursday, 25 July 2019

Today at the Royal Courts of Justice Sophie Holmes admitted to being in contempt of court....

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More jail time for mother complicit in daughter’s sexual assault

More jail time for mother complicit in daughter’s sexual assault

Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Mary-Louisa Andrews has had her sentence increased to 5 years....

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Stephen Yaxley Lennon committed to prison for contempt of court

Stephen Yaxley Lennon committed to prison for contempt of court

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Yaxley-Lennon was sentenced today after being found to be in contempt of court by the High Court on July 5....

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Swaleside prison drug smuggler jailed after ULS referral

Swaleside prison drug smuggler jailed after ULS referral

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Drug smuggler, Ayesha Hibbert is sent to prison after her original sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal....

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99 criminals have sentences increased under unduly lenient sentence scheme

99 criminals have sentences increased under unduly lenient sentence scheme

Tuesday, 09 July 2019

Law Officers challenged 140 sentences in 2018...

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Stephen Yaxley Lennon held in contempt of court

Stephen Yaxley Lennon held in contempt of court

Friday, 05 July 2019

The High Court found Yaxley-Lennon to be in contempt of court, sentencing will take place at a later date....

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Solicitor General welcomes modern slavery conviction

Solicitor General welcomes modern slavery conviction

Friday, 05 July 2019

Ignacy Brzezinski, Wojciech Nowakowski, and Jan Sadowski were sentenced to a total of 20 years 6 months' imprisonment....

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Bolton robber who broke victim’s cheekbone jailed for longer

Bolton robber who broke victim’s cheekbone jailed for longer

Thursday, 27 June 2019

Anthony Fearn has now been given an immediate custodial sentence....

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Sentence increase for teaching assistant who had sex with her pupil

Sentence increase for teaching assistant who had sex with her pupil

Friday, 14 June 2019

Freya Squires has had her sentence increased to 4 years 8 months' imprisonment by the Court of Appeal....

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Child sex offender to face custodial sentence

Child sex offender to face custodial sentence

Thursday, 13 June 2019

Louis Mireles has been sentenced to 2 years 6 months' imprisonment....

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Child rapist has minimum sentence increased to 12 years

Child rapist has minimum sentence increased to 12 years

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Peter Daniels had the minimum term of his life sentence increased by the Court of Appeal....

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Robber who repeatedly stabbed police officer to spend more time in jail

Robber who repeatedly stabbed police officer to spend more time in jail

Friday, 07 June 2019

Stephen Unsworth has had his sentence increased for offences including robbery and wounding with intent to resist arrest....

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Knifepoint robbers have sentences increased

Knifepoint robbers have sentences increased

Thursday, 06 June 2019

Carl Wood and Scott Taylor have had their sentences increased by the Court of Appeal...

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Sentence increase for fraudsters who carried out student visa scam

Sentence increase for fraudsters who carried out student visa scam

Thursday, 06 June 2019

Tashina Nayyar, Muhammed Babar Bashir and Koteswara Nallamothu were involved in two separate schemes worth over £650,000...

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Man who blackmailed teenager into sex acts has sentence increased

Man who blackmailed teenager into sex acts has sentence increased

Thursday, 23 May 2019

Jamie Pickering has been given an immediate custodial sentence of 3 years....

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Knife wielding robber who threatened to kill several women has sentence increased

Knife wielding robber who threatened to kill several women has sentence increased

Thursday, 23 May 2019

David Blyth has had his sentence increased to 13 years 6 months' imprisonment by the Court of Appeal....

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Attorney General appoints new Senior Treasury Counsel

Attorney General appoints new Senior Treasury Counsel

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Attorney General announces new appointments to Treasury Counsel....

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