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A man who sexually assaulted a young boy has been imprisoned after his non-custodial sentence was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Sex offender, Paul Leighton, has had his sentence increased to 20 years in prison
The Court of Appeal has quashed Lisa Sudale's original sentence today and replaced it with 18 months imprisonment
Did Goldilocks burgle the Three Bears? The Solicitor General will decide today
Dragon’s Den contestant jailed for child sex offences has term increased
Manchester man who planned to detonate pipe bomb on a plane has had his sentence increased by 4 years
Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP will meet with University of Birmingham students and staff when he visits the law school today.
The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP visit King’s College London University today to see the pro bono work happening there
Solicitor General visits University of Law in Chester to mark National Pro Bono Week
Applications are invited from advocates interested in joining the Regional panel to undertake civil and EU work for government departments.
Solicitor General gives consent for the family of Carole Myers to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into her death
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 General
Dobson and Smith had their sentences significantly increased by the Court of Appeal
CILEx Commencement Speech on 7 October 2017
Lee Duffy has sentence increased from 8 to 13 years
Graham Gawley has had his prison sentence increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred it to the Court of Appeal
Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP is in Nottingham today where he will visit the recently reopened National Justice Museum to see how it is helping to educate people about the law.
A ‘House Parent’ Stephen Joyce who sexually abused children while working at a boarding school in Torrington, Devon has sentence increased
Judges, solicitors and victims’ groups are being asked to submit evidence about the impact of social media on criminal trials.
Abingdon man who used fake online profiles to abuse children has his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal.
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