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Court of Appeal increases sentence of sexual offender after reference by Attorney General.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Sentence increase for Joseph Wright from 18 months after unduly lenient sentence appeal by Solicitor General
An injunction preventing the media or individuals publishing images which claim to be Jon Venables and Robert Thompson is reproduced here.
The shifting legal landscape and the imminent effect on solicitors and their experts
The Court of Appeal found that the 6 ½ yr sentence given to facebook groomer Husaini Master was unduly lenient and raised it to 9 yrs
Court of Appeal found the 21 month sentence given to Bernard Collins for conspiracy to defraud unduly lenient and increased it to 3 ½ years
Attorney General emphasises the prosecutor's role in making sure that trials are fair, politically neutral & human rights are defended.
Solicitor General makes the opening speech of the 31st Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime
Jurors Kasim Davey and Joseph Beard have been found guilty of contempt of court. Both were sentenced to 2 months in prison.
A narrative around actions taken by the Attorney General and his office over past issues at the Serious Fraud Office
The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has today announced that Alison Saunders CB will be the new Director of Public Prosecutions.
Speech to Chatham House on Britain's contribution to the development of international law
Speech to the C5 7th Advanced Forum on Anti Corruption on the role of prosecutors and the court
In 2012 sentences passed on a record 435 offenders were drawn to the attention of the Law Officers as possibly too low.
Discussion of topical issues in the criminal justice system and the work of the Law Officers' departments
Speech by Solicitor General Oliver Heald QC MP
Attorney General appoints Richard Whittam QC as First Senior Treasury Counsel
Court of Appeal issues a judgment on sentences for the most serious commercial frauds and increases the sentences of two men
The attorneys general of 5 countries pledge to support prosecutions of rape and sexual violence in war.
Two men who published photographs on Twitter and Facebook said to show the killers of James Bulger have admitted being in contempt of court.
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