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DPP: Controlling and coercive behaviour can “limit victims’ basic human rights” as new domestic abuse law introduced – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted January 8th, 2016 in coercive & controlling behaviour, Crown Prosecution Service, domestic violence, press releases, prosecutions, psychiatric damage by sally

‘Domestic abusers who subject victims to controlling or coercive behaviour could face up to five years in jail under a new law which comes into force today (29 December 2015). The new legislation will mean the CPS can for the first time prosecute specific offences of domestic abuse if there is evidence of repeated, or continuous, controlling or coercive behaviour.’

Full press release

Crown Prosecution Service, 29th December 2015

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

New CPS powers to tackle domestic abuse – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 4th, 2016 in domestic violence, electronic mail, evidence, internet, news, prosecutions by sally

‘Controlling a partner’s social media account or surveilling them through mobile phone tracking apps could see domestic abusers jailed for up to five years under new legislation that comes into force today.’

Law Society’s Gazette, 29th December 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Only 18 FGM protection orders issued to protect UK girls since launch – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2015 in female genital mutilation, news, prosecutions by sally

‘Only 18 of the new specialist protection orders designed to safeguard young girls at risk of female genital mutilation have been issued in the three months since they were introduced, according to official figures. The revelation prompted calls from the head of the new National FGM Centre for teachers, social workers and health professionals to be “braver” when identifying girls at risk and alerting the authorities.’

The Guardian, 19th December 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cameron to review legal protection of shoot-to-kill police officers – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2015 in firearms, news, police, prosecutions, terrorism by sally

‘David Cameron has ordered a review into whether armed police should have greater legal protection if they shoot terrorists and other suspected criminals.’

The Guardian, 20th December 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hunting Act in ‘tatters’ as thousands prepare for Boxing Day meet – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 21st, 2015 in hunting, news, prosecutions by sally

‘The Countryside Alliance says 80 per cent of registered hunts have held on to their supporters or recruited new ones since the ban.’

Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge rejects disclosure of document on role of police spy in wrongful conviction – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2015 in disclosure, evidence, miscarriage of justice, news, police, prosecutions, public order, spying by sally

‘A judge has refused to order the disclosure of an official document that would shed more light on how an undercover operation caused the wrongful conviction of an environmental campaigner.’

The Guardian, 17th December 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

RSPCA ‘reserves right’ to prosecute hunt cases despite controversy – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 14th, 2015 in animal cruelty, charities, Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, expert witnesses, hunting, news, private prosecutions, prosecutions, statistics by sally

‘Changes to the animal protection charity’s prosecution policy will not mean a final end to cases brought against members of fox hunts.’

Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Phone hacking: 10 years of resignations, cover-ups and convictions – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2015 in budgets, compensation, Crown Prosecution Service, damages, inquiries, interception, media, news, privacy, prosecutions, telecommunications by sally

‘It began in December 2005 when the Metropolitan police started an investigation into the hacking of Prince William’s phone and has ended exactly 10 years later. In the intervening period, hundreds lost their jobs and many more reputations were both shredded and made, mainly on the legal benches.’

The Guardian, 11th December 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CPS ends phone hacking investigations – BBC News

Posted December 11th, 2015 in Crown Prosecution Service, interception, media, news, prosecutions, telecommunications by sally

‘No more prosecutions will be brought over alleged phone hacking at newspapers owned by the Mirror Group or News Group Newspapers, prosecutors say.’

Full CPS press release

BBC News, 11th December 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

More offenders being punished for carrying knives, latest figures show – The Guardian

Posted December 10th, 2015 in news, offensive weapons, prosecutions, statistics, young offenders by sally

‘The number of offenders punished for carrying a knife has risen by 7% in the last year as the police and courts take a tougher approach, especially to teenage offenders, new figures show.’

The Guardian, 10th December 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hunting convictions thrown into doubt after court case collapses – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 7th, 2015 in animal cruelty, bias, Criminal Cases Review Commission, cross-examination, disclosure, expert witnesses, hunting, miscarriage of justice, news, prosecutions by sally

‘The neutrality of Professor Stephen Harris, one of the UK’s leading authorities on foxes, has been called into question.’

Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Assisted dying: Disability rights campaigners lose court challenge – BBC News

Posted December 4th, 2015 in assisted suicide, disabled persons, news, prosecutions by sally

‘Disability rights campaigners who say the assisted suicide policy in England and Wales is too “liberal” have lost a High Court legal challenge.’

BBC News, 4th December 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former DPP ‘encouraged abortion on demand’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 30th, 2015 in abortion, Crown Prosecution Service, gender, news, prosecutions by sally

‘High Court case disputes decision by Sir Keir Starmer, the former DPP turned Labour MP, not to bring charges after Telegraph exposé.’

Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Revenge porn: Teenage boy becomes youngest convicted of posting explicit images – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 27th, 2015 in indecent photographs of children, internet, news, pornography, prosecutions by sally

‘Teenager is youngest person convicted of so-called revenge porn after posting explicit pictures of girlfriend on Instagram.’

Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Speech by HHJ Edmund QC on Better Case Management and the Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted November 18th, 2015 in budgets, case management, criminal justice, criminal procedure, Crown Prosecution Service, internet, legal aid, police, practice directions, prosecutions, remuneration, speeches, time limits, trials by sally

‘Speech by HHJ Edmund QC at the Criminal Bar Association Ann Goddard Memorial Lecture on 3 November 2015 entitled ”All Change: What you need to know about Better Case Management and the Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing”.

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 17th November 2015

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

City Link directors ‘not guilty’ of failing to notify government of looming redundancies – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 17th, 2015 in company directors, crime, insolvency, news, notification, prosecutions, redundancy by sally

‘City Link did not breach laws requiring them to notify the government that they were “proposing to dismiss” thousands of employees who were made redundant when the business became insolvent last year, a court has ruled.’

OUT-LAW.com, 16th November 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

Two men cleared of Nicola Payne murder – The Guardian

Posted November 16th, 2015 in evidence, murder, news, prosecutions by sally

‘A former warehouse worker and his brother-in-law have been cleared of murdering a young mother who disappeared in 1991.’

The Guardian, 16th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jack Straw and senior spy could avoid torture prosecution – The Guardian

Posted November 12th, 2015 in appeals, foreign jurisdictions, intelligence services, ministers' powers and duties, news, prosecutions, rendition, Supreme Court, torture by sally

‘The former foreign secretary Jack Straw and Sir Mark Allen, a former senior MI6 officer, could avoid prosecution over complicity in the rendition and torture of two Libyan dissidents by claiming immunity, the supreme court has been told.’

The Guardian, 11th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Collapse of Olympus fraud case fuels calls for UK law reforms – The Independent

Posted November 11th, 2015 in accounts, auditors, fraud, news, prosecutions, whistleblowers by sally

‘Legal experts have called for an overhaul of UK corporate laws to hold companies to account after the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) dropped its prosecution of Japanese optical giant Olympus Corporation.’

The Independent, 11th November 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Proportion of rape reports leading to charges falls sharply – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2015 in crime, news, prosecutions, rape, statistics by sally

‘The proportion of rape reports to police that led to a charge fell sharply in 2014/15, according to new official figures.’

The Guardian, 5th November 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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