“Prosecutors and police have been accused of keeping secret the identity of a police spy in a 1996 criminal trial of political campaigners.”
The Guardian, 7th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ratcliffe-on-Soar report finds that CPS did not delibrately withold information in prosecution case.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th December 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Extradition between the United States and the UK is set out in a 2003 Treaty, which later became part of domestic law in both countries.”
BBC News, 5th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The biggest trial of police officers in British legal history has collapsed after it was ruled they could not receive a fair hearing.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There is just over a month left to respond to the Government’s consultation on the Justice and Security Green Paper. Responses have to be be sent via email or post by Friday 6 January 2012.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st December 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The Crown Prosecution Service has admitted it has never seen much of the evidence prosecutors are using against Babar Ahmad, who has spent seven years in prison, Green MP Caroline Lucas has revealed.”
The Independent, 25th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“This week the Times exposed a leaked report into child sexual exploitation suggesting that the way that vulnerable victims give evidence in court should be changed in an attempt to ensure more abusers and rapists are convicted. The idea is that victims in this country should be spared the ordeal of answering questions during proceedings.”
Halbury’s Law Exchange, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Judges should reform court procedures to make it less harrowing for teenage victims of abuse to give evidence, a report will recommend tomorrow.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Legal changes to allow the work of Britain’s intelligence agencies are needed to stop Britain’s enemies gaining information they can use against us, William Hague will say today.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Damning criticism of Tony Blair and the way his government led Britain into invading Iraq, and continuing rows over the disclosure of secret documents, have delayed the report of the Chilcot inquiry until well into next summer and possibly much later.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The foreign secretary is to endorse plans that will undermine a fundamental constitutional right: the right to open justice. As the Labour party is broadly supportive of the government’s proposals, we can expect them to be approved by parliament next year.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Focusing Expert Evidence and Controlling Costs – Fourth Lecture in the Implementation Programme (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
The Bond Solon Annual Expert Witness Conference, 11th November 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A woman jailed for falsely retracting rape charges against her husband has won the right to appeal her conviction for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The legal opinion, only now made public, was prepared in June 2008 and referred to the activities of ‘at least three’ journalists.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior police officer has defended the practice of undercover officers using fake identities in court, claiming there is no specific law forbidding it. Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Metropolitan police commissioner, made the comments as he announced that Scotland Yard has begun two new inquiries.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Metropolitan police and the Crown Prosecution Service fear suspects in the phone-hacking criminal investigation could try to sabotage prosecutions, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mr Justice Tugendhat has held that, with restrictions, The Times Newspapers Ltd (TNL) should be allowed to use information from leaked documents in its defence to a libel claim brought by the Metropolitan Police Service and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). However, proportionality limited the reach of this judgment to the next stage in the libel claim, after which reassessment may be necessary.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The Cabinet Office has released its long awaited Justice and Security Green Paper, addressing the difficult question of to what extent the state must reveal secret information in court proceedings. A consultation has been launched on the proposals; responses can be sent via email by Friday 6 January 2012.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Lawyers have condemned what appears to be deception of the courts by undercover police and have called for fundamental reforms of the legislation governing covert operations.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Scotland Yard has called in the police watchdog over claims an undercover officer underwent a criminal trial using his operational alias.”
BBC News, 20th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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