The men stole goods worth more than £150,000 targeting Chinese restaurants and takeaways by fitting tracking devices to their victims vehicles allowing them to rob their homes while they were out.
The deceased was sadly found by the manager of his accommodation provider following welfare concerns being expressed to the University by a friend of the deceased.
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The correct procedure for the deprivation of liberty for those aged between 16 and 17 years’ old has long been a shifting landscape the Court of Protection. A specific facet of this issue – whether the streamlined procedure is appropriate for 16/17 year olds –– was considered in detail by SJ Hilder in Bolton Council […]
Robert Stevenson appeared on behalf of a photography company and two-directors, each facing numerous charges of engaging in unfair commercial practices, contrary to the provisions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
It was initially alleged by the prosecuting authority, Trading Standards, that the defendants had committed approximately fifteen offences under the regulations, including engaging in unfair, misleading, prohibited, and aggressive commercial practices.
We are delighted to announce that Richard Wright Q.C. has been appointed to the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.
The Lord Chancellor has approved his appointment as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council for three years commencing 1 August 2022.
Mr Buckley was prosecuted by Ryedale District Council for fraudulently claiming a Covid-19 business grant of £10,000. Mr Buckley applied for a business grant on 30 March 2020 despite his lease of the business premises having expired in February 2020.
Mark Barrott, husband of local NHS nurse Eileen Barrott, struck his wife with a hammer before strangling her to death and fleeing to Scotland.
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has published the following update: please click here.
