‘A police officer accused of lying at the inquest of a man who died in police custody seven years ago has appeared in court.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Six people caught in sting operations by the former News of the World investigations editor, Mazher Mahmood, are seeking leave to appeal against convictions resulting from stories about them in the newspaper.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police behaviour at Orgreave paved the way for Hillsborough five years later. The IPCC’s decision not to investigate teaches the state that it can mistreat citizens with impunity.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission will not mount a formal investigation into allegations of criminal wrongdoing by police even though it has found evidence to suggest that police officers assaulted miners at the mass picket of the Orgreave coking plant during the 1984-85 miners’ strike, then perverted the course of justice and committed perjury in the failed prosecutions which followed.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Judge takes exceptional step of lifting reporting restrictions to help find Rebecca and Ethan Minnock and reunite three-year-old with his father.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are facing questions about their decision to bring perjury charges against Andy Coulson after the judge dismissed the case against the ex-tabloid editor halfway through his trial.’
The Independent, 4th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A multi-millionaire businessman has won a permanent ban on a former friend and business colleague from exposing details of alleged sex and drugs parties.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The issue of select committee powers has received renewed interest during the 2010-15 Parliament, culminating in a report from Liaison Committee on Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers (in October 2012); and, subsequently, a report by the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege in July 2013 (and a Government response later that year).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 29th January 2015
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Criminal convictions in 25 cases are to be re-examined over concerns about evidence provided by the undercover Sun on Sunday reporter Mazher Mahmood.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lawyers for the “fake sheikh” journalist, Mazher Mahmood, have failed to win a high court injunction preventing a documentary from revealing his appearance.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lawyers for Mazher Mahmood, the so-called “fake sheikh”, are expected to apply for a high court injunction on Friday to prevent a planned BBC documentary revealing his identity or current whereabouts.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Will the BBC be able to screen Panorama next Monday? The programme that is scheduled to be broadcast, “The fake sheikh exposed”, is about Mazher Mahmood, the Sun on Sunday journalist who is currently under suspension by his newspaper.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to launch a full review of its procedures after a judge halted a case in which a vicar who was alleged to have operated a “conveyor belt” of sham marriages claimed that immigration officers concealed evidence and lied under oath.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two police officers will not face charges of perjury, perverting the course of justice or collusion in relation to a death of a prisoner.’
BBC News, 7th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘What you say to your lawyers is truly confidential; no-one, not even a regulator or prosecutor can see it. This is protected by the right to privacy under Article 8, and the right to a fair trial under Article 6 (which includes the right to access to lawyers).’
Legal Week, 13th August 2014
Source: www.legalweek.com
‘Two lawyers working for News International at the height of the phone hacking scandal are being prosecuted by the legal profession’s regulator for allegedly seeking to cover up the scale of criminality at the News of the World.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘ More than 30 criminal cases that relied on evidence given by undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood are being reviewed in light of the collapse of the Tulisa Contostavlos drugs trial.
The Crown Prosecution Service is looking again at the cases -as well as three that are still going on – after a judge ended the pop singer’s trial because there were “strong grounds” to believe the Sun reporter had lied in court and manipulated evidence.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police and prosecutors are discussing whether any legal action could follow the collapse of the trial of singer Tulisa Contostavlos, which was abandoned after the judge ruled that the Sun on Sunday’s veteran investigative reporter Mazher Mahmood was likely to have lied about talking to another witness about changing their evidence.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to consider whether criminal charges should be brought against two arresting officers after a man died in custody.’
BBC News, 9th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A driver who made 17 whiplash claims in eight years is to be investigated for perjury after a judge heard details of his latest compensation bid.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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