Will Biggs pull off a last great escape?
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The case of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, who has returned to the UK from exile in Brazil and is in very poor health, raises wider issues about the relevance of age and poor health in the administration of criminal justice. In extreme cases, infirmity can prevent a trial taking place.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Why victims deserve so much better
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Geoffrey and Ona Joseph, whose two-year-old daughter Sharona was snatched and killed by a mentally instable 12-year-old boy in 1988, feel that they have been let down by the legal system. They are particularly concerned about the lack of proper support mechanisms for bereaved families.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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A dangerous line of work
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Personal injury claims against the UK Armed Forces are discussed. There is no legal basis for automatic compensation apart from the current system of state war pensions and various disability allowances.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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