Court Update UK, December 18

Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court):

1. Barrister suspended for giving client £2,300

2. ‘I never knew Christine Keeler. I knew her as Mum’: ‘Profumo affair’ ex-model’s son leads tributes as she is laid to rest to the sound of the Sixties song inspired by her scandal

3. An inside source of Barclays identified as culprit involved in money laundering

Royal Courts of Justice:

1. Spycops inquiry – concerns over new Chair, as police continue to delay

Liverpool Crown Court:

1. Driver who killed teen is former armed robber once cleared of murder

2. Girlfriend of Liverpool drug plot dealer lived life of luxury with ill-gotten cash

3. Horrified bridesmaid woke up as she was being sexually assaulted just hours after wedding

Ipswich Crown Court:

1. ‘Lunatic’ driver who led police on high-speed chase through Stanway spared prison

Inner London Crown Court:

1. ‘Posh’ fraudster, 32, who made up to £10,000 from fake London listings on SpareRoom.com forcing one victim to spend Christmas in a hostel is on the run after skipping court

Lincoln Crown Court:

1. Grantham man accused of wounding victim who was left with bleed on brain

Manchester Crown Court:

1. Men caught in dramatic police swoop had three knives, balaclavas and meatballs laced with drugs

2. Coronation Street’s Michael Le Vell ‘pops the question to his girlfriend who helped him battle booze addiction and court case’

3. Family launch fundraiser to bury children killed in house fire together

Leeds Crown Court:

1. Drug addict freed from prison to spend Christmas with her kids

2. Burglar jailed for stealing Chloé handbag from hairdresser’s home

Bristol Crown Court:

1. Report finds man murdered after wrongful paedophilia accusation failed by British police and council

Warwick Crown Court:

1. Driver who deliberately ran over policeman escapes being jailed