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Teen trapped for 20 years on indefinite jail term should have served 18 months, judges rule

Jay Davis is among six prisoners languishing on IPP jail terms to have their sentences quashed last week

The Independent UK

What is Palestine Action – and why was it banned as a terrorist organisation?

More than 3,200 people have been arrested since the ban came into effect in July last year

The Independent UK

Wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson demands ‘fearless investigation’ into police

Paul Quinn, 52, was convicted of the 2003 sex attack that Andrew Malkinson was wrongly convicted and jailed for.

Evening Standard

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I was ‘a handy patsy’ for police, says Andrew Malkinson as real rapist convicted

Paul Quinn was found guilty of a brutal rape in 2003 for which innocent Mr Malkinson was jailed for 17 years.

Evening Standard

Sixth Commandment killer Ben Field has murder conviction quashed

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The Independent UK

Ex-church warden’s murder conviction quashed at Court of Appeal

Benjamin Field was jailed for at least 36 years in 2019 after being found guilty of murdering 69-year-old Peter Farquhar.

Evening Standard

Ex-church warden has university lecturer murder conviction quashed

Court of Appeal quashes Ben Field’s murder conviction and orders retrial

Evening Standard

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Crime victims and bereaved families given more time to challenge lenient sentences

Justice Secretary David Lammy said victims and their families need ‘time to breathe’ after a sentence is handed down

The Independent UK

What is the Mazur judgment? Court of Appeal ruling explained

A significant High Court ruling that restricted who could perform tasks in legal proceedings has been overturned by the UK’s Court of Appeal, a decision hailed as "the most consequential judgment for legal services in recent history. Last September, Mr Justice Sheldon had concluded that unauthorised individuals, such as paralegals…

The Independent UK

Court tells woman who had sex with identical twins it is ‘not possible’ to identify dad

It is ‘not possible’ to say who the biological father is due to the limits of DNA testing

The Independent UK

What to know about the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme which saw double murderer jailed for life

The scheme means that sentences can be referred to the Court of Appeal for re-examination

The Independent UK

Murdered mother’s child asks when she will return as killer gets whole-life term

Shaine March’s sentence for the murder of Alana Odysseos was increased to a whole-life order on Thursday at the Court of Appeal.

Evening Standard

Double murderer Shaine March to spend rest of life in prison after sentence is upgraded

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The Independent UK

Man who killed his pregnant girlfriend in east London given whole life order after 'unduly lenient' sentence

Shaine March, 48, was handed a whole life order after judges at the Court of Appeal ruled his sentence was ‘unduly lenient’

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Wimbledon expansion plans get major High Court boost

A High Court judge has rejected campaigners’ claims over over restrictions on how the land earmarked for development could be used

The Conversation

Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100

Sir Anthony Mason, the former Chief Justice of Australia and one of Australia’s greatest and most influential jurists, has died just shy of his 101st birthday. He was a man of sharp mind, strong principles, and a wicked sense of humour. His jurisprudence shaped Australia, from the recognition of native…

The Independent UK

Home Office allowed to appeal against decision Palestine Action terror group ban was unlawful

High Court Judges recently ruled banning Palestine Action as a terror group was ‘disproportionate’

Evening Standard

Home Office granted permission to challenge ruling on Palestine Action terror ban

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood given permission to fight the lifting of the terror ban on Palestine Action

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The Independent UK

New evidence claims man was framed for murder of foreign student in Dorset

Dorset Police has said its investigation was ‘thorough, detailed and very complex’

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski hails Palestine Action ruling and calls 2,700 arrested in support of group 'absolute trailblazers'

Green Party’s leader reacts after High Court ruling terror ban against Palestine Action was unlawful

Evening Standard

Oat-based products cannot be trademarked as ‘milk’, Supreme Court rules

The Swedish company had been in a legal battle with Dairy UK, the trade association for the UK dairy industry.

The Independent UK

Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to label vegan drinks

The UK’s highest court has sided with the dairy industry in the long-running row

The Conversation

Christchurch terror appeal: why now, and what is really being decided?

The New Zealand Court of Appeal is this week hearing a case that is unusual in a number of respects.

AAP

Tower residents' eviction win ahead of High Court fight

The Court of Appeal has ordered a state government body to halt its plan to evict residents at three public housing towers earmarked for demolition.

The Independent UK

‘I was like a hostage. After almost 18 years on an indefinite jail term, they finally admitted my IPP sentence was wrong’

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Exclusive: Haroon Ahmed, whose indefinite jail term was quashed in the Court of Appeal, says IPP prisoners are ‘hostages’ who have grown from teenagers to men watching more dangerous offenders be released, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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