‘A 101-year-old man facing more than 30 historical child sex offences has become the oldest defendant in British legal history.’
The Independent, 6th December 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Barry Bennell, a former football coach, has been charged with eight offences of sexual assault against a boy.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2017
source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘No criminal charges will be brought over the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sexting cases involving children should not always be handled with a full-scale criminal investigation, new police advice says. The College of Policing advises officers to respond “in a proportionate way” to children sharing indecent imagery of themselves or their peers.’
BBC News, 24th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A cross-party committee of MPs is expected to call for the RSPCA to stop implementing private prosecutions for animal cruelty and instead hand evidence over to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).’
The Guardian, 13th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are failing to tackle “honour crimes” in British Asian communities for fear of causing unrest, a Scotland Yard whistleblower has said.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenager has been summoned to court for feeding a pigeon a McDonald’s chip.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The decision by the director of public prosecutions not to charge a former MI6 official for the 2004 abduction and rendition of a Libyan dissident, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, is to be challenged in court.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A leading British Sharia Council intervened to prevent men accused of domestic violence from facing criminal charges, according to testimony submitted to a Commons Committee.’
The Independent, 31st October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Is it ever too late to prosecute historic allegations? Richard Jory QC and Sam Jones consider whether it’s time for a rethink.’
Counsel, November 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A book by a former chief inspector about his involvement in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster will be assessed by the police watchdog and prosecutors.’
BBC News, 21st October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Soma are investing heavily ($40m spent on seismic work) in looking at oil and gas extraction in Somalia, so it was a bit of a set-back, to say the least, when their “capacity-building” efforts – funding infrastructure in the relevant Ministry – were alleged to fall under the Bribery Act 2010, and this led to a fraud investigation by the UK SFO. The investigations, as investigations do, dragged on, and Soma brought these, somewhat ambitious, proceedings to get an order telling the SFO to stop them.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th October 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Internet users who post derogatory hashtags or humiliating Photoshopped images could face prosecution under new legal guidelines.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Singer Sir Cliff Richard is suing the BBC and South Yorkshire Police after being investigated over allegations of historical sexual assault. Legal papers were filed at the High Court in London on Thursday. They list Sir Cliff as a claimant, and the BBC and chief constable of South Yorkshire Police as defendants.’
BBC News, 6th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of criminal investigations into cases of insider dealing opened by UK regulators increased by 175% over the last financial year and early figures indicate the total for 2016/17 will be higher still, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘No charges will be brought after a long-running investigation into claims former MP Cyril Smith abused boys.’
BBC News, 29th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sir Cliff Richard will not be charged over allegations of historical sexual abuse after a challenge by two of his accusers over the decision not to prosecute was rejected.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Just three employers have been prosecuted for paying workers below the minimum wage despite HM Revenue and Customs finding 700 who have broken the law in the past two and a half years.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are re-examining the case of a toddler from Cumbria who died after being sexually assaulted.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three servicemen who face being prosecuted for manslaughter over the death of an Iraqi teenager were cleared a decade ago, after it emerged that key witnesses had lied about the claims and were paid expenses in exchange for their testimony.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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