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Sex offender’s sentence extended for repeated child abuse

Sex offender’s sentence extended for repeated child abuse

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Mohammed Waqar has his sentence doubled after Solicitor General refers it as too low....

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Child rapist cousins have sentence doubled

Child rapist cousins have sentence doubled

Thursday, 25 January 2018

Prison sentenced double for child rapists David Jones and Daniel Woodbridge...

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Driver who killed best friend now jailed

Driver who killed best friend now jailed

Friday, 19 January 2018

Stephen Whilde has been ordered to hand himself in after the Court of Appeal quashed his original sentence ...

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No new inquest into the death of Stuart Lubbock

No new inquest into the death of Stuart Lubbock

Thursday, 18 January 2018

The Attorney General has decided not to provide his authority for an application to be made to the High Court for a new inquest into the death of Stua...

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Speech by the Attorney General for the swearing in of the the Rt Hon David Gauke MP as Lord Chancellor

Speech by the Attorney General for the swearing in of the the Rt Hon David Gauke MP as Lord Chancellor

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Text of the Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP's speech at the Lord Chancellor's swearing in ceremony (check against delivery)....

Child sex abuser has sentence increased

Child sex abuser has sentence increased

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

A 57 year old man found guilty of sexual offences with a child has had his prison sentence increased after the Solicitor General referred it as unduly...

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Teen jailed for attack on mother and toddler

Teen jailed for attack on mother and toddler

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Joshua Ingram has been sent to a young offenders’ institute after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his sentence as unduly lenient...

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London teen has sentence increased for park rape

London teen has sentence increased for park rape

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Teenager has sentence increased after the Attorney General referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient ...

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Record prosecutions for hate crime in Wessex

Record prosecutions for hate crime in Wessex

Friday, 12 January 2018

Solicitor General visits CPS Wessex to see what is being done to tackle hate crime ...

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Man who killed family members who took him in has sentence increased

Man who killed family members who took him in has sentence increased

Thursday, 21 December 2017

Homeless Aaron Barley has minimum term increased to 34 years after the Solicitor General appealed it as unduly lenient...

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North London rapist to spend longer in prison

North London rapist to spend longer in prison

Friday, 15 December 2017

A rapist has had his prison term increased following the intervention of the Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP....

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Careless driver sent to prison

Careless driver sent to prison

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

An Essex van driver who killed his sister in a road traffic collision has been sent to prison following the intervention of the Solicitor General...

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The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP: Economic crime

The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP: Economic crime

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Attorney General Jeremy Wright on economic crime and the Serious Fraud Office...

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Bradford Robber has sentence increased

Bradford Robber has sentence increased

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Robber David Berry has 6 and a half years added to his prison sentence...

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Woman who tried to pervert course of justice has sentence increased

Woman who tried to pervert course of justice has sentence increased

Wednesday, 06 December 2017

Catherine Coslett has sentence increased after the Solicitor General referred it as too low...

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Police officer who blackmailed member of the public has sentence increased

Police officer who blackmailed member of the public has sentence increased

Thursday, 30 November 2017

Police officer has sentence increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal ...

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Man jailed for sexual assault on young boy

Man jailed for sexual assault on young boy

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

A man who sexually assaulted a young boy has been imprisoned after his non-custodial sentence was overturned by the Court of Appeal. ...

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Sex offender who targeted children online has sentenced increased

Sex offender who targeted children online has sentenced increased

Thursday, 23 November 2017

Sex offender, Paul Leighton, has had his sentence increased to 20 years in prison ...

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Woman jailed after providing false statement to Court

Woman jailed after providing false statement to Court

Friday, 17 November 2017

The Court of Appeal has quashed Lisa Sudale's original sentence today and replaced it with 18 months imprisonment...

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Will the Solicitor General find Goldilocks guilty?

Will the Solicitor General find Goldilocks guilty?

Friday, 10 November 2017

Did Goldilocks burgle the Three Bears? The Solicitor General will decide today...

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Dragon’s Den contestant jailed for child sex offences has term increased

Dragon’s Den contestant jailed for child sex offences has term increased

Thursday, 09 November 2017

Dragon’s Den contestant jailed for child sex offences has term increased ...

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Man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased

Man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased

Thursday, 09 November 2017

Manchester man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased by 4 years...

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Attorney General visits law students in Birmingham

Attorney General visits law students in Birmingham

Thursday, 09 November 2017

Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP will meet with University of Birmingham students and staff when he visits the law school today....

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Attorney General visits new Law Clinic at King’s

Attorney General visits new Law Clinic at King’s

Tuesday, 07 November 2017

The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP visit King’s College London University today to see the pro bono work happening there...

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Solicitor General visits University of Law in Chester to mark National Pro Bono Week

Solicitor General visits University of Law in Chester to mark National Pro Bono Week

Monday, 06 November 2017

Solicitor General visits University of Law in Chester to mark National Pro Bono Week...

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Family of Carole Myers can apply for fresh inquest

Family of Carole Myers can apply for fresh inquest

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Solicitor General gives consent for the family of Carole Myers to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into her death...

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Child killer gets longer life sentence

Child killer gets longer life sentence

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Marvyn Iheanacho who killed a 5 year old boy has had his sentence increased by 3 years after representation at the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor Ge...

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Increased sentences for 2 Nottingham child sex offenders

Increased sentences for 2 Nottingham child sex offenders

Friday, 13 October 2017

Dobson and Smith had their sentences significantly increased by the Court of Appeal...

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CILEx Commencement Speech 2017

CILEx Commencement Speech 2017

Saturday, 07 October 2017

CILEx Commencement Speech on 7 October 2017...

Bradford rapist will spend longer behind bars

Bradford rapist will spend longer behind bars

Friday, 06 October 2017

Lee Duffy has sentence increased from 8 to 13 years ...

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