Court Update UK, August 14

Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court):

1. Top justice says courts need more new judges

Leeds Crown Court:

1. Thug repeatedly punched Birkby property developer in the face after failing to land contract

2. Money launderer who used Ferrari in operation told by judge to stop complaining about his jail sentence

3. Leeds prisoner made £5,000 in ‘spice’ jail racket

York Crown Court:

1. Motorist gave terminally-ill friend’s name to escape speeding charge

Glasgow Sheriff Court:

1. Helensburgh school burglars warned to expect jail term

Edinburgh Sheriff Court:

1. Jealous thug repeatedly smashed glass tumbler into clubber’s face after wrongly accusing her of kissing her ex-boyfriend

2. Jim Clark Rally crash road stretch ‘infamous’

3. Future lawyer daughter of top QC in acid attack shame

Newcastle Crown Court:

1. New band of paedophile hunters catch pervert trying to meet girl, 13, for sex at Central Station

Birmingham Crown Court:

1. Man jailed after claw hammer bus attack

2. Man charged with death of mother

3. Hundreds turn out in Stourbridge to remember Ryan Passey

Mold Crown Court:

1. Accused paedophile extradited from Malta was former children’s home manager

2. Jail for 94mph police chase driver who had cannabis in car

3. Man attacked bailiff who came to pick up fine … then went and paid it

Winchester Crown Court:

1. Landlord jailed for dodging capital gains tax

Cardiff Crown Court:

1. Couple used some of £47,000 benefit fraud to pay for family holidays

Liverpool Crown Court:

1. Care home boss’s son stole more than £100,000 to fund cocaine addiction

2. Prison bosses investigate after thug who killed four-year-old girl celebrates his birthday from behind bars on Instagram using illicit mobile

Southwark Crown Court:

1. Paedophile Rolf Harris is branded a ‘dirty b******’ by a builder as he buys cable ties and other DIY supplies in a Screwfix store

2. Woman forged documents in bid to become an architect

Wood Green Crown Court:

1. Boy, 16, to face court over moped acid attacks

2. Driver jailed after being caught on CCTV waving a gun in road rage incident

3. Former Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger released from prison early due to ‘excellent behaviour’

Sheffield Crown Court:

1. Publishing salacious material as public interest besmirches press freedom

Ipswich Crown Court:

1. Friends and family remember ‘great dad’ Colin Fisk, from Kesgrave, who died in A140 crash

Cambridge Crown Court:

1. Prolific thief jailed for 22 months