CRIMINAL DIVISION
REFERENCE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER S.36 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988
Strand London WC2A 2LL |
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PAUL LAMB DAVID JOSEPH LAMB JAMES LAMB |
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Lower Ground, 18-22 Furnival Street, London EC4A 1JS
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(Official Shorthand Writers to the Court)
MS R HEDWORTH appeared on behalf of the Offender Paul Lamb.
MR J HEDWORTH appeared on behalf of the Offender David Lamb.
MR C KNOWLES appeared on behalf of the Offender James Lamb.
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"... I know your Honour will have in mind not only the impact of Manning [that is with regard to Covid] but also the recent changes to the sentencing regime.
[THE JUDGE]: We are not meant to have regard to that. The release provisions are of no concern to sentencing judges.
MR KNOWLES: Of course they are not in terms of guidance that is proffered but one looks at it on the basis that this is a very unusual case."
"... just so that everyone is aware, it will be a sentence which is shorter than seven years."
"a very significant background, going way back, a long way back before this day in question, on the day in question, David Lamb had clearly been assaulted ..."