“Badger cruelty prosecutions have almost doubled in five years, according to new figures, as the RSPCA is accused of using the law to target huntsmen.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Appeal judges have almost doubled the jail sentence of a man who filmed himself raping a woman on his iPad.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As technology becomes more sophisticated, so do the challenges faced by employers. A seemingly common query relates to the legality of covert recordings made by employees of face to face meetings with managers or colleagues on smart phones or tablets.”
Technology Law Update, 15th March 2013
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
“A man has been handed a life term after stabbing a gambler to death who had won £3,000 at a casino.”
The Independent, 9th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A video journalist is fighting a court application by police to force him to hand over footage he shot of the English Defence League.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The lord chief justice has voiced opposition to the government’s plan to allow the filming of sentencing in the Crown court.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th January 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Judgment summaries are a good start, but it would be useful to watch recordings of full hearings. Do you agree?”
The Guardian, 21st January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who filmed himself raping a woman at knifepoint on his tablet computer was today jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 14th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man convicted of raping two women within three weeks in Liverpool has been sentenced to life in prison.”
BBC News, 11th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Rapists and sex attackers should be given longer prison terms, the Sentencing Council recommends, as courts take into account gang attacks and new technologies exploited by offenders.”
The Guardian, 6th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who put his cat in a tumble drier and posted the footage on YouTube has been jailed.”
The Independent, 13th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“R (on the application of the Metropolitan Police Service) v the Chairman of the Inquiry into the Death of Azelle Rodney and Interested Parties [2012] EWHA 2783 (Admin).
The public inquiry into the death of Azelle Rodney, which commenced in 2010, was still under way when it was interrupted by the present dispute. It concerned the issue whether police surveillance footage taken from the air, showing Azelle Rodney’s movements in the two hours before his death, should be disclosed to the legal team representing his mother at the Inquiry.”
UK Human Rigths Blog, 16th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“An 18-year-old man who stabbed a 64-year-old widower 72 times in his bungalow after meeting him on a website has been jailed for life for murder.”
BBC News, 16th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 15-year-old boy has been given a life sentence for killing a schoolboy whose stabbing was recorded on his own mobile phone.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenage boy who throttled a 10-year-old girl as she played in a street and repeatedly beat her around the head so viciously he could have killed her has been locked up indefinitely.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“No one wants delay or waste in the criminal justice system, but the plans for virtual and flexible courts don’t look fair or efficient.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The trial of John Terry for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand will get under way on Monday.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The trial has begun of Simon Harwood, the police constable accused of killing Ian Tomlinson, who died shortly after he collapsed amid a major Metropolitan police operation around the G20 summit in London in April 2009.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A London Underground passenger has been jailed for 21 weeks after she admitted hurling racist abuse at fellow passengers.”
BBC News, 29th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
