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The Latest Breaking News from Court of Appeal

Kidnapper whose girlfriend was left brain damaged has sentence increased

Members of Angel Lynn’s family gasped as the judge told the court of the new sentence.

The Independent UK

Angel Lynn: Man who bundled girlfriend into van has ‘lenient’ prison sentence increased to 12 years

Chay Bowskill originally jailed for seven and a half years had sentence reviewed by Court of Appeal

The Independent UK

Chay Bowskill: Thug who kidnapped girlfriend who suffered life-changing injuries has jail sentence increased

Chay Bowskill had his sentence referred to the Court of Appeal by Solicitor General Alex Chalk QC for appearing ‘unduly lenient’

Evening Standard

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Evil mum who let lover kill baby now calls her The Monster as crime sinks in

Toddler Star Hobson was just 16 months old when she died. The court of appeal heard her mum's sentence of just six years for allowing her death was too lenient

Daily Mirror

Star Hobson’s mother has sentence increased by Court of Appeal

Frankie Smith was sentenced to 12 years detention on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Star Hobson’s mother has sentence for allowing toddler’s death increased

Frankie Smith was originally jailed for eight years at Bradford Crown Court but the Court of Appeal increased it to 12 years.

The Independent UK

Woman can take Down’s syndrome abortion fight to Court of Appeal

Heidi Crowter will appeal against a ruling which dismissed her challenge to a law which allows abortion up to birth for babies with Down’s Syndrome.

The Independent UK

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A retrial is happening in a police murder case 20 years after the conviction. Two lawyers explain the case

The retrial of Jason Roberts, accused of killing two Melbourne policemen in 1998, is expected to begin this week in Melbourne.

The Conversation

New update in legacy benefits legal challenge over £20 weekly uplift back payments

More than two million people missed out on over £1,500 in extra financial support during coronavirus lockdowns.

Daily Record

Kidnapper faces more jail time after sentence is referred to Court of Appeal

The Solicitor General said the seven-and-a-half year term he received was ‘unduly lenient’.

The Independent UK

Matalan founder John Hargreaves loses court battle with HMRC over tax bill of up to £135m

He has three weeks to take the case to the Court of Appeal.

Birmingham Post

Environment group set to make new arguments to coal mine inquiry inspector

Friends of the Earth says a ruling by Court of Appeal judges relating to an oil well in Surrey might have implications for the planned mine.

The Independent UK

Welsh Government loses its Court of Appeal challenge to the UK's post-Brexit legislation

The Welsh secretary said the legal challenge was a "waste of time and money" but the Welsh Government plans to appeal

Wales Online

French court recognises transgender woman as the mother of her child

A court of appeal in the southern French city of Toulouse has just ruled that a woman who was born male should be considered the mother of the child she conceived with her partner before her sex change.

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Daily Mirror

One in five 'unduly lenient' child sex abuse cases reviewed by Attorney General

The couple who killed schoolboy Arthur Labinjo-Hughes are having their sentences reviewed under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme after claims it was too 'lenient'

Insider UK

Attorney General launches review into Unaoil failings at the Serious Fraud Office

Sir David Calvert-Smith - a former director of public prosecutions and a High Court judge - will lead the probe

The Independent UK

Convictions quashed for asylum seekers wrongly jailed for steering dinghies across Channel

Court of Appeal says same ‘error of law’ was seen in 12 cases quashed so far, as more asylum seekers fight convictions

The Independent UK

Levi Bellfield ‘confession’ to Chillenden hammer murders to be formally reviewed

Criminal Cases Review Commission to review any new material and decide whether to refer Michael Stone’s conviction to the Court of Appeal

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Thomas Calls for Reconsidering New York Times v. Sullivan

Well, it's Judge Bradford Thomas of the Florida Court of Appeal, but still an interesting synthesis of recent criticisms, with some extra analysis added.

The Independent UK

Man who stabbed Lottery-winning partner in face has sentence increased

Stephen Gibbs attacked Emma Brown when she tried to end their relationship.

Newsroom.co.nz

NZ's divorce case that 'ate its head off' finally over

It wasn't quite like the War of the Roses movie, but the War of the Prestons reached NZ's top court and might have changed the way judges assess unfairness in marital splits involving trusts

The Independent UK

Priti Patel ‘misleading’ public by calling Channel crossings illegal after court rules asylum seekers not committing crime

Exclusive: Home secretary and ministers have continued to call crossings ‘illegal’ in parliament despite ruling

Evening Standard

Refugee held in same camp as Shamima Begum wrongly stripped of UK citizenship

A woman being held in the same Syrian refugee camp as Shamima Begum was wrongly stripped of her citizenship by the British government, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

The Independent UK

Home Office loses case over stripping citizenship without notice after challenge by alleged Isis member

Court of Appeal says parliament must decide whether Priti Patel should be given new powers

The Independent UK

Attorney General defends comments after Colston Four acquittal

Suella Braverman came under fire after saying she was considering whether to refer the case to the Court of Appeal.

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