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Letby legal team seeks fresh bid to challenge convictions of child serial killer

The team claims a prosecution expert witness is ‘not reliable’.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby wants murder conviction review after expert witness 'changes mind' on deaths of three babies

Letby has lost two bids this year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal

Evening Standard

Bid to increase UK’s youngest machete killers’ sentences to be heard on Thursday

The Attorney General’s Office said in November that the sentences were to be referred to the Court of Appeal.

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Lawyer jailed for fraud wins appeal over 'unfair' trial

A high-profile lawyer will face a new trial over allegations he took undocumented cash payments to hide his income from the tax office and bankruptcy creditors.

AAP

Bulldogs $6m abuse payout slashed, but verdict upheld

A man abused by a Bulldogs volunteer as a child has had his almost-$6 million payout from the AFL club more than halved, but his lawyers say it is still a win.

AAP

Asylum seeker boat pilot loses appeal over deadly sinking in English Channel

Ibrahima Bah was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to nine and a half years’ detention over deaths of four migrants

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker boat pilot loses bid to challenge 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

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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.

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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

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.

The Independent UK

‘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

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

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.

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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

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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.

Evening Standard

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.

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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