Prosecutors to drop ‘significant’ number of Fortnum protest cases – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, evidence, news, trespass by sally

“A ‘significant’ number of the hundreds of cases bought against UK Uncut activists who stormed a central London department store in March are expected to be dropped, according to prosecutors.”

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The Independent, 6th July 2011

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Tido v The Queen – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2011 in admissibility, death penalty, evidence, identification, law reports, murder by sally

Tido v The Queen [2011] UKPC 16; [2011] WLR (D) 199

“A dock identification of a defendant was not inadmissible evidence per se. Nor was the admission of such evidence to be regarded as permissible in only the most exceptional circumstances.”

WLR Daily, 15th June 2011

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Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2011 in competition, disclosure, EC law, evidence, law reports by sally

Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt (Case C-360/09); [2011] WLR (D) 196

“A person adversely affected by an infringement of European Union competition law was not precluded by the provisions of that law from being granted access to documents relating to the leniency procedure for the purposes of bringing a civil action for damages.”

WLR Daily, 14th June 2011

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Phone hacking: information commissioner ends NoW inquiry – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2011 in electronic mail, evidence, interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The information commissioner has ended his investigation into News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers following ‘assurances’ it did not lose a tranche of emails which could contain evidence its journalists were involved in hacking phones.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2011

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Mark Kennedy case: CPS accused of suppressing key evidence – The Guardian

“CPS opens inquiry after claims prosecutors withheld undercover police officer’s surveillance tapes from defence lawyers.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2011

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Fingerprint standards questioned by Court of Appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 2nd, 2011 in evidence, expert witnesses, fingerprints, news by sally

“The Court of Appeal has called for an examination of the quality standards of fingerprint experts.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd June 2011

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Ratcliffe power station activists launch appeal over undercover evidence – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in appeals, evidence, news, police by sally

“Twenty environmental activists who were convicted of conspiring to shut down one of the UK’s biggest power stations are to launch an appeal after allegations that police suppressed potentially crucial evidence from an undercover officer.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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Tomlinson police officer to face manslaughter trial – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in evidence, homicide, news, police, prosecutions by sally

“PC Simon Harwood will face criminal proceedings for striking newspaper vendor with a baton during G20 protests in 2009.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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Regina v Dobson – WLR Daily

Posted May 20th, 2011 in evidence, law reports, murder, retrials by tracey

Regina v Dobson [2011] EWCA Crim 1256;  [2011] WLR (D)  167

“Where the Court of Appeal was considering, for the purposes of quashing an acquittal, whether there was new and compelling evidence, provided the new evidence was reliable, substantial and appeared to be highly probative it would be compelling for the purposes of section 78 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: otherwise it would not.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2011

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Regina v D (N); Regina v P (A); Regina v U (S) – WLR Daily

Regina v D (N); Regina v P (A); Regina v U (S) [2011] WLR (D)  166

“Evidence that a defendant had viewed child pornography was capable of being adduced in evidence at trial under section 101(1)(d) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to demonstrate a propensity for offences involving the sexual abuse of children.”

WLR Daily, 17th May 2011

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Stephen Lawrence murder suspects to stand trial – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2011 in evidence, murder, news, prosecutions, racism, trials by tracey

“Two men are to stand trial accused of being part of a racist white gang that ‘targeted and killed’ the black teenager Stephen Lawrence because of the colour of his skin, the appeal court has said.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2011

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Ian Tomlinson: key evidence that police withheld from coroner, IPCC and family – The Guardian

Posted May 9th, 2011 in evidence, inquests, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

“For two years the family of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller unlawfully killed by a police officer, have maintained their belief that police withheld crucial information from them in what they have repeatedly described as a cover-up. There is now solid evidence indicating they were right to suspect that they and others were misled.”

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The Guardian, 9th May 2011

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Police officer who struck Ian Tomlinson could face manslaughter trial – The Guardian

Posted May 4th, 2011 in evidence, inquests, news, police, prosecutions, unlawful killing by sally

“Britain’s most senior prosecutor has said he was considering whether to prosecute the police officer who attacked Ian Tomlinson for manslaughter after an inquest jury found that the newspaper seller had been unlawfully killed.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2011

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Tomlinson inquest: Review to test evidence for a criminal trial – The Guardian

“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has ordered a review of his decision last year not to prosecute anyone in connection with the death of Ian Tomlinson.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2011

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North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 20th, 2011 in civil procedure rules, disclosure, evidence, law reports, private hearings by sally

North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc and others [2011] EWHC 910 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 138

“Para 1.5 of Practice Direction 39A supplementing CPR Pt 39 did not deem a hearing to be in private which had not been listed as a private matter. The general rule for proceedings to be held in public unless otherwise stated applied to proceedings not listed in private.”

WLR Daily, 13th April 2011

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Accused wins appeal after judge told him: ‘Shut your mouth’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 8th, 2011 in contempt of court, evidence, judges, news, offensive weapons by sally

“A defendant who was told by a judge to “shut your mouth and listen” just before he had to give evidence on why he had two knives in his car has had his subsequent convictions overturned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2011

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Drug lord Curtis Warren’s conviction stands after supreme court rejects plea – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2011 in appeals, drug trafficking, evidence, interception, news by sally

“One of Britain’s most notorious drug dealers, Curtis Warren, has lost a legal battle that would have led to his conviction being overturned.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2011

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Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials – Law Commission

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in criminal procedure, evidence, expert witnesses, Law Commission, news, reports by sally

“This project addressed the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. In a criminal trial, a jury or magistrates’ court is required to determine disputed factual issues. Experts in a relevant field are often called as witnesses to help the fact-finding body understand and interpret evidence with which that body is unfamiliar.”

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Law Commission, 22nd March 2011

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Drink drivers lose right to demand blood tests – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 22nd, 2011 in alcohol abuse, dangerous driving, drug abuse, evidence, news by sally

“Motorists who are marginally over the limit are to lose the right to demand a blood test under the biggest changes to drink-drive law in over 40 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011

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Kenneth Noye appeals against M25 murder conviction – BBC News

Posted March 9th, 2011 in appeals, evidence, murder, news by sally

“One of the UK’s most notorious criminals is appealing against his conviction for a 1996 road rage murder.”

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BBC News, 9th March 2011

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