Community orders, sometimes referred to as community sentences, are imposed in criminal proceedings throughout England & Wales and they allow judges or magistrates to tailor a sentence to meet the needs or circumstances of the offender. The intention is that the sentence is served in the community under the supervision of the Probation Service and is intended as a […]
Month: June 2011
UK Border Agency plans to reduce the number of immigrants who can apply for permanent residence 15 June 2011 The British Government has announced a number of proposals aimed at cutting the ties between many immigration routes and eventual settlement known as indefinite leave to remain in the UK. The UK Border Agency says that […]
Two jailed for £50m mortgage fraud 15 Jun 2011 | 19:00 A chartered surveyor and property investor have been jailed for a total of 20 years after admitting their role in a huge £50m commercial mortgage fraud. Ian McGarry, a former chartered surveyor and director at Dunlop Haywards Lorenz, from Hertfordshire, and Saghir Ahmed […]
Former legal executive jailed for mortgage fraud – Bedfordshire A former legal executive has been jailed for five years for her part in a £1.25 million mortgage fraud. Humaira Shah submitted false mortgage applications to numerous lenders, attempting to defraud them out of nearly £3 million. By the time the fraud came to light, £1.25 […]
Three acquitted in mortgage fraud trial Wednesday 15 June 2011 The jury in the trial of an alleged £49 million mortgage fraud has acquitted three defendants – Hardeep Sodhi of Patwa Solicitors in Birmingham, Simon Lawrence of Darlingtons Solicitors in North London and Mark Knights of Mace & Jones in Manchester. However, the jury was […]