Johnson Partnership, Legal News

25/09/25

A serial shoplifter who stole goods worth more than £100,000 from Boots stores in Chelsea and Kensington has been jailed for a year. Liam Hutchinson, 32, carried out nearly 100 thefts between May and August this year, repeatedly targeting... read more >

20/08/25

A female police officer has been awarded more than £40,000 after her boss criticised her for being unable to work in cold weather due to a rare medical condition.

 

Pc Denise Gemmell, a serving officer for 26 years, suffers from neuralgia — a nerve disorder that causes sudden, severe facial pain, often compared by the NHS to an "electric shock" in the jaw, teeth, or gums.

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30/07/25

A female prison officer has been jailed after being caught smuggling £35,000 worth of drugs into a prison for an inmate with whom she had developed a romantic relationship.

 

Olivia Johnson, 27, was found in possession of 88 sheets of paper soaked in the synthetic drug spice during a random search at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk in September 2022. The drugs were intended for Javelle Taylor, a prisoner serving a 12-year sentence for firearms offences.

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19/06/25

A prison governor remains in hospital nearly three weeks after suffering a fractured skull in a violent assault by an inmate at HMP Ranby in Nottinghamshire, highlighting growing concerns over violence in Britain's overcrowded prisons.

 

The attack occurred on May 16 during a celebratory event held on one of the prison's wings. The incident is considered highly unusual, as it is rare for a governor to be targeted so severely. The governor's injuries were so serious that he has yet to be discharged from hospital.

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21/05/25

A family falsely accused of leaving a Derbyshire pub without paying their bill has been awarded £75,000 in damages following a libel case.

 

Peter and Ann McGirr, along with their children Peter Jr and Carol, were wrongly alleged to have left The Horse and Jockey pub in Tideswell without settling a £150 bill in July of last year. The pub posted CCTV images of the family on Facebook alongside the false accusations, labelling them as "dine and dashers."

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