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  • Neil Wilson sees his 12 month suspended sentence replaced with 2 years immediate custody

    Court of Appeal increases sentence of sexual offender after reference by Attorney General.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 5 years for County Durham man for possession of Luger pistol

    Sentence increase for Joseph Wright from 18 months after unduly lenient sentence appeal by Solicitor General

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Injunction relating to claimed images of Venables and Thompson

    An injunction preventing the media or individuals publishing images which claim to be Jon Venables and Robert Thompson is reproduced here.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech to the Expert Witness Institute annual conference 2013: from silting harbours to hot tubbing

    The shifting legal landscape and the imminent effect on solicitors and their experts

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Facebook grooming case

    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

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Court of Appeal increases sentence of man who conned elderly

    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

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The rule of law and the prosecutor

    Attorney General emphasises the prosecutor's role in making sure that trials are fair, politically neutral & human rights are defended.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fighting economic crime in the modern world

    Solicitor General makes the opening speech of the 31st Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Two jurors convicted for internet use

    Jurors Kasim Davey and Joseph Beard have been found guilty of contempt of court. Both were sentenced to 2 months in prison.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Letter to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee

    A narrative around actions taken by the Attorney General and his office over past issues at the Serious Fraud Office

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Director of Public Prosecutions

    The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has today announced that Alison Saunders CB will be the new Director of Public Prosecutions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain and the International Rule of Law

    Speech to Chatham House on Britain's contribution to the development of international law

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The mechanics of Deferred Prosecution Agreements in the UK

    Speech to the C5 7th Advanced Forum on Anti Corruption on the role of prosecutors and the court

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 435 offenders referred to the Attorney General's Office in 2012

    In 2012 sentences passed on a record 435 offenders were drawn to the attention of the Law Officers as possibly too low.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Institute of Barristers’ Clerks Annual Conference 2013

    Discussion of topical issues in the criminal justice system and the work of the Law Officers' departments

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Modern Day Slavery: How can we stop the traffic?

    Speech by Solicitor General Oliver Heald QC MP

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First Senior Treasury Counsel appointed

    Attorney General appoints Richard Whittam QC as First Senior Treasury Counsel

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Solicitor General welcomes guidance on sentencing complex frauds

    Court of Appeal issues a judgment on sentences for the most serious commercial frauds and increases the sentences of two men

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Attorneys general support prosecutions of rape in conflicts

    The attorneys general of 5 countries pledge to support prosecutions of rape and sexual violence in war.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Court agrees Facebook and Twitter users breached injunction

    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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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government