Could Twitter become a threat to the justice system? – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2011 in internet, juries, media, news, reporting restrictions, trials by sally

“During the row over privacy injunctions, critics have emphasised that it is near impossible to stop people revealing information on Twitter. But what if people use it to name victims in rape cases or reveal information from court that could see trials abandoned?”

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BBC News, 25th May 2011

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Removing libel juries would be dangerous, warns newspaper industry – The Guardian

Posted May 11th, 2011 in defamation, juries, media, news by sally

“Senior figures from the newspaper industry on Wednesday warned politicians against plans to eradicate juries in libel trials as part of sweeping reforms to defamation law in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 11th May 2011

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‘Facebook juror’ in contempt case – BBC News

Posted April 21st, 2011 in contempt of court, internet, juries, news by sally

“Contempt proceedings are to begin against a juror who allegedly contacted a defendant through Facebook during a drugs trial, causing it to collapse.”

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BBC News, 20th April 2011

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Murder convictions appeal over ‘prison guard juror’ – BBC News

Posted April 11th, 2011 in appeals, juries, murder, news, prison officers by sally

“The murder convictions of two Nottingham men could be unsafe because one of the jurors was a prison officer, the Criminal Appeal Court has heard.”

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BBC News, 9th April 2011

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Man cleared over Northampton court jury summons error – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2011 in appeals, contempt of court, juries, news by sally

“A man given a criminal record and a £500 fine for failing to respond to a jury summons sent to the wrong address has been cleared by an appeal judge.”

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BBC News, 4th April 2011

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The Twitter era of court reporting is here, despite the risk of prejudice – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2011 in consultations, internet, juries, news, telecommunications by sally

“Is there a legitimate demand for the use of live, text-based communications from the courtroom? That’s one of the questions that the Judicial Office for England and Wales is asking in a new consultation paper.”

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The Guardian, 9th February 2011

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Regina v Twomey and others (No 2) – WLR Daily

Regina v Twomey and others (No 2) [2011] EWCA Crim 8; [2011] WLR (D) 10

“The question whether a trial should proceed as a trial by judge and jury or trial by judge alone was concerned exclusively with the mode of trial, and the process of deciding whether the guilt of the defendant was established was entirely distinct from the question of how the tribunal responsible for making that decision was constituted.”

WLR Daily, 21st January 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Mangrove Nine: the court challenge against police racism in Notting Hill – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2010 in inciting racial hatred, juries, news, police, racism by sally

“Forty years ago this week, a trial started which exposed heavy-handed police tactics in Notting Hill and changed racial justice in the UK forever.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2010

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Why Lord Justice Moses should watch 12 Angry Men – The Guardian

Posted November 25th, 2010 in judiciary, juries, news by sally

“The judge’s proposals on criminal trials are a dangerous attack on the jury system. I hope he won’t prevail.”

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The Guardian, 24th November 2010

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Annual Law Reform Lecture: Summing Down the Summing-Up – Speech by Lord Justice Moses

Posted November 24th, 2010 in juries, lectures by sally

“Annual Law Reform Lecture: Summing Down the Summing-Up – Speech by Lord Justice Moses, 23rd November 2010.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 23rd November 2010

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Ricin trial illustrates the importance of juries – The Guardian

Posted October 13th, 2010 in juries, news, terrorism by sally

“It is five years since the jurors filed back into the Old Bailey to give their verdict in what has become known as the ‘ricin plot’ trial. After a six-month trial, 17 days of deliberations, and an estimated £20m of taxpayers’ money, four defendants were acquitted and the fifth was found guilty of the lesser charge of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2010

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Judges are resigned to jurors researching their trials online – The Guardian

Posted October 5th, 2010 in internet, judiciary, juries, news by sally

“Judges are ‘giving up’ trying to stop juries using Google, Facebook and Twitter to access potentially false and prejudicial information about defendants, Sir Ken Macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions, has warned.”

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The Guardian, 4th October 2010

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Footballer told he is not famous enough to avoid jury service – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 1st, 2010 in juries, news by sally

“As a former Welsh international and captain of League One side Plymouth Argyle, professional footballer Carl Fletcher obviously felt he had joined the ranks of the celebrity VIP. So when he was called to perform jury service he fully expected to be afforded star treatment and excused from sitting. But when he tried to explain to a judge why it was inappropriate for him to be called, he was informed in no uncertain terms that he simply was not famous enough to get special dispensation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2010

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Why are over-70s banned from jury duty? – BBC News

Posted August 11th, 2010 in age discrimination, juries, news by sally

“It has been decreed that the ban on over-70s doing jury duty will remain. But many older people would welcome the opportunity.”

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BBC News, 10th August 2010

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Letting over-70s serve on juries ‘would disrupt criminal trials’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 10th, 2010 in age discrimination, juries, news by sally

“The Council of Circuit Judges, which represents more than 600 judges in England and Wales, said it had come to the ‘firm conclusion that there is no compelling case to alter the status quo’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2010

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Lord chief justice defends trial by jury – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 29th, 2010 in juries, news, trial without jury, trials by sally

“The lord chief justice emphasised the importance of trial by jury last week as the Court of Appeal overturned two High Court decisions that trials could proceed without a jury.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 29th July 2010

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Responses to Ministry of Justice consultation – Upper age limit for jury service – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in age discrimination, consultations, juries, Ministry of Justice by sally

“Responses to Ministry of Justice consultation.”

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Judiciary of England of Wales, 21st July 2010

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Regina v Thompson, Regina v Crawford, Regina v Gomulu, Regina v Allen, Regina v Blake, Regina v Kasunga – WLR Daily

Posted July 16th, 2010 in internet, juries, law reports, verdicts by sally

Regina v Thompson, Regina v Crawford, Regina v Gomulu, Regina v Allen, Regina v Blake, Regina v Kasunga; [2010] EWCA Crim 1623; [2010] WLR (D) 183

“The collective responsibility of the jury was not confined to the verdict. It began as soon as the members of the jury had been sworn. From that moment onwards, there was a collective responsibility for ensuring that the conduct of each member was consistent with the jury oath and that the directions of the trial judge about the discharge of their responsibilities were followed.”

WLR Daily, 15th July 2010

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Teen’s texted gossip to other juror jeopardised two trials – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2010 in contempt of court, juries, news, suspended sentences by sally

“A teenager was told by a judge today that she had ‘let down her generation’ by jeopardising two trials after sending text messages to another jury member while on jury service.”

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The Guardian, 13h July 2010

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Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 1st, 2010 in appeals, defamation, juries, law reports, media, trial without jury by sally

Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others [2010] EWCA Civ 730; [2010] WLR (D) 163

“Observations on the applicable principles as to whether there should be a trial by jury or trial by judge alone in a libel action were made by the Court of Appeal.”

WLR Daily, 30th June 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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