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Asylum seeker boat pilot makes bid to appeal against convictions and sentence

Ibrahima Bah was sentenced to nine and a half years’ detention for the manslaughter of four people on the boat.

Evening Standard

Court rules that patients have a right to disbelieve doctors

There is a clear ethical and legal principle that adults have a right to make decisions about their health. This is sometimes called the principle of patient autonomy. That is, of course, why doctors need patients’ consent before providing the treatment they recommend.

The Conversation

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer has conviction appeal bid rejected

Thomas Cashman had previously lost an appeal bid against the length of his sentence for the nine-year-old’s murder.

Evening Standard

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Wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson still waiting for compensation, lawyer says

Andrew Malkinson, 58, was jailed in 2004 until his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in July last year.

Evening Standard

Shell’s Pyrrhic victory may well set the stage for more corporate climate accountability

The Court of Appeal found that it could not order Shell to reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030.

Fortune

Shell’s legal victory is disappointing – but this is not the end for corporate climate litigation

In the first ruling of its kind, the Dutch Hague District Court in 2021 ordered a fossil fuel company, Shell, to slash its emissions. This decision would have required the oil and gas giant to cut its emissions by 45% by 2030 (compared with 2019 levels) across its operations and…

The Conversation

Double killer loses bid to reduce whole life sentence at Court of Appeal

Marcus Osborne fatally attacked his former partner, Katie Higton, and her new boyfriend Steven Harnett in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in May 2023.

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Double killer’s whole life sentence ‘not necessary’, Court of Appeal told

Marcus Osborne was jailed in March for the murders of his ex-partner and her new boyfriend.

Evening Standard

Murder conviction from 1987 to be re-examined by appeal judges

Peter Sullivan remains behind bars for the murder of Diane Sindall who was killed on her way home from work in Merseyside in 1986.

Evening Standard

‘Wolfman’ murderer jailed 37 years ago for killing florist will have case re-examined

Peter Sullivan – nicknamed ‘wolfman’ for bite marks on his victim – remains behind bars for the 1986 murder in Merseyside

The Independent UK

Shell welcomes Dutch court’s decision to overturn landmark climate ruling

The Court of Appeal in the Hague overturned the 2021 ruling that ordered Shell to cut emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels.

Evening Standard

Teenage rioter set free by judges as three others lose appeal bids

The Court of Appeal heard arguments from jailed rioters who claimed they had been treated too harshly

Evening Standard

Ghana: who can declare an MP’s seat vacant? A legal scholar unpacks the dispute between parliament and the supreme court

The parliament and supreme court of Ghana are locked in a dispute over which of them has authority to determine the issue of parliamentary vacancies.

The Conversation

Court of Appeal to review youngest machete killers’ eight-year minimum terms

The youths, who were aged 12 when they committed the ‘horrific’ murder of Shawn Seesahai, cannot be named because of their age.

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The Independent UK

Surge in backlog of wrongful conviction appeals at under-fire watchdog

Exclusive: Over 1,000 cases involving alleged miscarriages of justice awaiting permission to appeal

The Independent UK

The star witness now admits he was drunk – so why is Jason Moore still behind bars?

SPECIAL REPORT: After he was tracked down by an investigative journalist, the only witness for the murder of Robert Darby admitted he was drunk and does not know if he identified the right person. Now Jason Moore’s family is mounting a fresh bid for justice after 11 years behind bars,…

Evening Standard

Driver who killed partner in crash has sentenced increased by Court of Appeal

Malpass reached speeds of 84mph in a 30mph zone moments before he crashed into a wall and lamppost.

The Independent UK

Metal detectorists’ bid to have sentences reduced dismissed by Court of Appeal

Roger Pilling, 76, and Craig Best, 48, were convicted of conspiring to sell 44 Anglo-Saxon coins.

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Social worker Tasered by City of London Police wins appeal for damages

Mr Afriyie was stood with his arms folded while talking to a friend when the stun gun was used against him, court told

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UK consumers ‘despondent’ ahead of the budget; pound heads for worst month in a year; Russia hikes interest rates – as it happened

People holding ‘their breath’ to see what’s in store for them in Rachel Reeves’s first budget, reports GfK

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby appeal bid dismissed by Court of Appeal

Letby, 34, received 15 whole life orders for offences committed while working as a nurse between 2015 and 2016.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby appeal: Killer nurse loses appeal against attempted murder conviction

Former nurse is serving a whole life prison sentence after she was convicted of seven murders and seven attempted murders against babies in her care

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby loses bid to challenge conviction over attempted murder of baby girl

The former neonatal nurse’s retrial for trying to kill Child K should not have gone ahead due to ‘overwhelming and irremediable prejudice’, her lawyer argued

Evening Standard

Letby retrial ‘should not have gone ahead due to overwhelming prejudice’

Letby, 34, was sentenced to 15 whole life orders for her crimes.

Evening Standard

Letby challenge bid against latest conviction to be heard by Court of Appeal

Lucy Letby is seeking to challenge a conviction for the attempted murder of a newborn girl, known as Child K.

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