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School inspector sacked for brushing water off child’s head wins six-year unfair dismissal case against Ofsted

Mr Hewston had worked for Ofsted since 2007 when he was ‘unfairly dismissed’

The Independent UK

Thames Water faces wait to discover if restructure approval will be overturned

Three senior judges will hand down a ruling in writing over whether the decision to approve Thames Water’s restructuring should be overturned.

Evening Standard

Murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif's father and stepmother lose appeal bid for shorter sentences

Sara Sharif’s father Urfan Sharif should be locked up for the rest of his life, judges have been told.

Evening Standard

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Sara Sharif’s father should have received whole life order, Court of Appeal told

Urfan Sharif was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for his daughter’s murder.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif murder sentence appeal bids to be heard

Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life for murder with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years.

Evening Standard

Woman’s sentence for allowing daughter’s death ‘not unduly lenient’

Solicitor General Lucy Rigby had referred the case to the Court of Appeal.

The Independent UK

Thames Water restructuring plan should not have been approved, court told

A group of Thames Water’s creditors and others are appealing against a decision by the High Court to sanction a plan to keep the company afloat.

Evening Standard

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Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam has sentence reduced after Court of Appeal win

Six climate activists have had their sentences reduced at the Court of Appeal

The Independent UK

Six climate protesters have sentences reduced at Court of Appeal

Sixteen protesters challenged their sentences for their roles in climate demonstrations at the Court of Appeal in January.

The Independent UK

Man behind false Bitcoin founder claim improperly used AI in appeal bid – judge

Dr Craig Wright lost a legal battle over whether he was Satoshi Nakamoto in March last year.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif murder sentence appeal bids to be heard later in March

Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years respectively in December last year for Sara’s murder.

The Independent UK

Daughter of Hyde Park bombing victim awarded further damages at Court of Appeal

Sarah Jane Young’s father, Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young, was one of four soldiers killed by the explosion on July 20 1982.

Evening Standard

Terror plotter who planned Hyde Park shooting loses appeal against sentence

Edward Little was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 24 years in January 2024.

The Independent UK

Sentence for woman who kept baby in a drawer not ‘unduly lenient’, court rules

The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her children, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years last November.

The Independent UK

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Noel Clarke launches fresh attack on Guardian journalists for 'conspiracy' to destroy him

Noel Clarke claims he was the victim of ‘fraudulent’ and ‘malicious’ allegations designed to wreck his career

The Independent UK

Group of Thames Water creditors lose alternative restructuring plan bid

The utility – England’s biggest water company – had a restructuring scheme involving up to £3 billion in loans sanctioned on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Man convicted over plot to commit FGM in ‘landmark case’ has sentence increased

Emad Kaky, 48, had his sentenced increased to seven years’ imprisonment after the case was referred to the Court of Appeal

Evening Standard

Thames Water creditors given go-ahead to appeal against restructuring approval

A High Court judge approved plans to restructure the utility through a loan of up to £3 billion earlier on Tuesday.

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Streeting says ‘waging a campaign’ on Lucy Letby’s innocence is ‘not right’

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal.

The Independent UK

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s sentence not unduly lenient, attorney general says

Attorney general Lord Hermer KC says he will not refer Axel Rudakubana’s sentence for appeal

The Independent UK

Southport killer’s sentence will not be referred for appeal – Attorney General

Axel Rudakubana, 18, will likely die behind bars after murdering three girls at a dance class, after receiving a 52-year sentence.

The Conversation

Will Lucy Letby get a retrial? Here’s what happens next with her case

Lucy Letby was convicted in two trials in 2023 and 2024 of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others in her care at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England between 2015 and 2016.

Evening Standard

Wrongly convicted man ‘anxious about losing home’ for receiving compensation

Andrew Malkinson has been awarded compensation for the miscarriage of justice he suffered – but may have to leave his home as a result.

Evening Standard

Dismissing employees over religious beliefs is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules

The Court of Appeal ruling came in the case of Kristie Higgs, a Christian school worker who was sacked for sharing posts criticising LGBT+ teaching.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby’s lawyers urge review of case after medical experts claim babies were not murdered

A panel of neonatal experts has claimed the infants died of natural causes and poor medical care as killer nurse applies to overturn her 2023 conviction

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