02 April 2025

When is a pre-sentence report required? A note .....

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1 April 2025 - Secretary of State's statement in the House of Commons   Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill as introduced ...
26 March 2025

European Court of Human Rights ~ Adoption ~ Right to family life

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25 March 2025 - The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section)  - N.S. v United Kingdom (Application 38134/20) The court's judgment...
31 January 2025

A 2018 tragedy in North Wales ~ Judicial Review ~ Unsuccessful challenge to Coroner's Court conclusion

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Great Orme is a limestone headland on the North Wales coast between Llandudno and Conway.  Great Orme rises to just 679 ft above sea level ...
25 January 2025

Axel Rudakubana sentenced for three horrific murders, 10 attempted murders, and 3 further counts

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On Thursday 23 January, at the Crown Court in Liverpool, Mr Justice Goose sentenced Axel Rudakubana (age 18) for the murders of three young ...
22 January 2025

Murder ~ offender under 18 at the time

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On Monday 20 January at the Crown Court in Liverpool, Axel Radakubana (now aged 18) entered guilty pleas to the murders of three children in...
20 January 2025

Sentencing - recent sentencing for non-recent rape

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An announcement by West Yorkshire Police tells us that 8 men were sentenced, at the Crown Court in Bradford, for "non-recent Child Sex ...
18 January 2025

Child sexual abuse / grooming gangs

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The government has announced a number of steps to be taken with respect to the major problem of child sexual abuse - ( Previous post ). Here...
17 January 2025

Justice Committee 15 January 2025

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On 15 January, the House of Commons Justice Committee questioned the Attorney General ( Lord Hermer KC) and the Solicitor General ( Lucy Rig...
16 January 2025

Northern Ireland "legacy issues" - where now?

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A further political row has erupted over the possibility that Mr Gerry Adams (   President of Sinn Féin  between 13 November 1983 and 10 Feb...
15 January 2025

Chair of CCRC Resigns

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In 2021, Helen Pitcher OBE was appointed to a second term as Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). She has now resigned -  ...