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The Court of Appeal today increased the unduly lenient sentence handed to rapist Martin Tom.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The Court of Appeal today imposed an extended sentence of imprisonment against Swansea armed robber Robert Quinn after finding him to be a dangerous offender.
The Chancellor has published the results of the spending review, including details of the Law Officers' Departments
The Attorney General has appointed Mark Heywood QC as First Senior Treasury Counsel (Criminal) to the Crown at the Central Criminal Court.
The Court of Appeal today quashed the 6 year sentence given to Exeter rapist Lawrence Fernandes and increased it to 12 years.
The Attorney General address to the opening of National Pro Bono Week at the Law Society
An article from Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP on the need to address the growing problem of disability hate crime in the UK.
The Court of Appeal has increased a 10 year sentence to 15 years for a care worker who sexually attacked three elderly residents in her care
The Attorney General, Jeremy Wright QC MP, has today appeared for the UK Government before the European Court of Human Rights in a case which looks at whether the UK sentencing system for whole life sentences gives an adequa…
The Court of Appeal finds two rape sentences unduly lenient and increases them by a total of 16 years.
The Attorney General, Jeremy Wright QC MP's key note address to the Government Legal Service International Law Conference
Solicitor General, Robert Buckland, last week joined the Attorneys General of 11 of the UK’s Overseas Territories Annual Conference Anguilla
An advisory to editors, publishers and social media users to avoid indentifying complainants in sexual abuse cases
The Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP has attended a hate crime co-ordinators meeting at the Police College in Ryton
New inquests are to be held into the deaths of a civilian and 8 IRA men who died on 8 May 1987 at Loughgall, the Advocate General for Northern Ireland, Jeremy Wright QC has announced.
Solicitor General’s keynote address to the 33rd Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime
David Cameron made a statement to the House on refugees from Syria and counter-terrorism.
Individuals providing certain evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse can do so without fear of prosecution
Appeal Court increases the 10 year rape sentence of John Dennis to 20 years after ruling the original sentence unduly lenient.
Reasons behind decision not to grant consent to prosecute 17-year-old
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