Police accused of false arrest at fees protest – The Guardian
“IPCC investigating claims that officer colluded with colleagues to arrest man on false grounds during December protest.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: demonstrations
Man guilty of burning poppies at Armistice Day protest – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of burning poppies at a protest in west London on Armistice Day.”
BBC News, 7th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met police are criminalising a generation of students, claims law firm – The Guardian
“A leading legal aid firm has accused the Metropolitan police of criminalising a generation of students for taking part in the protests against tuition fees.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fresh bid to evict peace campaigner Brian Haw
“The mayor of London has returned to the High Court in a fresh bid to evict veteran peace campaigner Brian Haw from Parliament Square Gardens.”
The Independent, 28th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Luton army parade protesters lose High Court appeal – BBC News
“Five Muslim men who disrupted a march by soldiers who had just returned from Afghanistan have lost an appeal against convictions for public order offences.”
BBC News, 16th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Undercover police case: CPS to review convictions of environmental protesters – Daily Telegraph
“The Crown Prosecution service (CPS) is to review the convictions of a group of environmental protesters sentenced for planning to shut down the UK’s second largest power station.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station activists sentenced – BBC News
“Two activists who planned to shut down a power station in Nottinghamshire have been given community orders.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court threat to Parliament Square protesters – The Independent
“Parliament Square peace protesters were threatened with court action today (17 January) unless they clear their makeshift camps from the pavement area by the end of the working week.”
The Independent, 17th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
IPCC to launch inquiry into collapsed case against environmental protesters – The Guardian
“Police watchdog called in to investigate reasons why prosecution fell apart.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Activists challenge convictions in wake of police spy revelations – The Guardian
“Twenty environmental activists are seeking to overturn recent criminal convictions in the wake of the Guardian’s revelations about a network of undercover police officers embedded deep in the movement.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Student protester who threw fire extinguisher from roof jailed – The Guardian
“A student who admitted throwing a fire extinguisher from the roof of Millbank Tower during November’s tuition fees protests was sentenced to 32 months in jail today by a judge who warned those who abuse the right of peaceful protest to expect lengthy custodial sentences.”
The Guardian, 11th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Undercover officer ‘switched sides’ in power station trial – The Independent
“The trial of six people accused of trying to shut down one of Britain’s biggest power stations has collapsed amid claims that an undercover policeman who infiltrated their group offered to give evidence on their behalf.”
The Independent, 10th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ratcliffe coal protesters spared jail sentences – The Guardian
“Environmental activists who planned to shut down a coal-fired power station near Nottingham were spared jail today after a judge declared they acted with ‘the highest possible motives’.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC to oversee investigation into wheelchair protester incident – The Guardian
“The police watchdog will oversee the investigation into allegations that police assaulted a young disabled protester as he took part in a student fees demonstration last week.”
The Guardian, 16th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Student fees protest: lawyers launch legal challenge to kettling – The Guardian
“Lawyers have launched a legal challenge to the police tactic of kettling during recent student demonstrations, claiming a breach of human rights.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ratcliffe activists found guilty of coal station plot – The Guardian
“Campaigners who planned to shut down coal-fired power station convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
G20 photographer awarded £30,000 for injury by police – The Guardian
“A photographer who was struck in the face by a police shield during the G20 protests last year has been awarded £30,000 compensation by the Metropolitan police.”
Full story
The Guardian, 7th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Buxton and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Buxton and others [2010] WLR (D) 214
“There was no reason in principle why a restraining order should not be made to protect a company or a group of persons from harassment.”
WLR Daily, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
University goes to court to evict sit-in protesters – The Guardian
“Students staging a sit-in at University College London in protest at a rise in tuition fees could face eviction today after university lawyers sought a court order to eject them.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
G20 policeman faces misconduct charges over Ian Tomlinson death – The Guardian
“The police officer who attacked Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests will be accused of ‘inadvertently causing or contributing’ to his death at a gross misconduct hearing, it was revealed today.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
