Category: prosecutions

R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] EWCA Civ 92; [2009] WLR (D) 62

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R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily

Posted February 20th, 2009 in aiding and abetting, assisted suicide, law reports, prosecutions, suicide by sally

“The Director of Public Prosecutions did not act unlawfully in failing to publish detailed guidance as to the circumstances in which individuals would or would not be prosecuted for assisting another person to commit suicide.”

WLR Daily, 19th February 2009

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No prosecution in 13-year-old father case – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 13th, 2009 in children, news, prosecutions, sexual offences by sally

“Police will not be looking to prosecute anyone in the case of a 13-year-old boy who has become a father.”

Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2009

Jean Charles de Menezes shooting: no officers face charges – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 13th, 2009 in firearms, inquests, news, police, prosecutions by sally

“No police officers will be charged over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, prosecutors have announced, following a review of evidence from the inquest into his death.”

Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2009

R (B) v Director of Public Prosecutions (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2009] EWHC 106 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 25

R (B) v Director of Public Prosecutions (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted January 28th, 2009 in Crown Prosecution Service, law reports, mental health, prosecutions, victims by sally

“The decision to abandon a prosecution because of the victim’s mental instability involved a misapplication of the Code for Crown Prosecutors, was irrational and was a violation of the victim’s rights under art 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 27th January 2009

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Mentally ill victim was failed by CPS – The Independent

Posted January 28th, 2009 in Crown Prosecution Service, mental health, news, prosecutions, victims by sally

“A decision by prosecutors to drop a serious criminal assault case because the victim, who had half an ear bitten off, suffered mental health problems, has been severely criticised by High Court judges.”

The Independent, 28th January 2009

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Almost a third of suspected crimes fail to reach court, Jacqui Smith admits – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 19th, 2009 in news, prosecutions, statistics by sally

“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, told MPs at a select committee hearing that out of 550,000 cases leading to arrests last year, 160,000 were dropped.”

Daily Telegraph, 18th January 2009

Police theft inquiry ‘deplorable’ – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2008 in news, police, prosecutions, theft by sally

“Colleagues of two police officers arrested on suspicion of shoplifting wine from M&S have condemned the way the investigation was handled.”

BBC News, 1st December 2008

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Charging suspects – why it’s a job for prosecutors – The Times

Posted November 27th, 2008 in bail, news, prosecutions by sally

“Criminal suspects remain on bail for weeks or even months before being charged because of complex, inefficient and inconsistent charging practices, a new report today concludes. In one exceptional case, the time from arrest to charge was more than a year, at 369 days after arrest, although the average was 41.3 days, and suspects were regularly ‘rebailed’.”

The Times,27th November 2008

Defendants should not have to pay for being wrongly prosecuted – discuss – The Times

Posted November 25th, 2008 in costs, legal aid, news, prosecutions by sally

“Should the taxpayer foot the legal bills of defendants who are brought before courts and acquitted?”

The Times, 25th November 2008

Broker escapes jail over forged FSA applications – The Times

Posted November 18th, 2008 in financial advice, financial regulation, forgery, news, prosecutions by sally

“The first person to be prosecuted by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over falsifying an application for authorisation to sell financial products has been given a suspended sentence.”

The Times, 18th November 2008

Regina (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions

Regina (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions – Times Law Reports

Posted November 17th, 2008 in assisted suicide, law reports, prosecutions by sally

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“The statutory prohibition on assisted suicide did not engage the right to private life protected under article 8.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 17th November 2008

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Tougher rules on prosecuting death drivers after killers escape jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 13th, 2008 in dangerous driving, news, prosecutions by sally

“Prosecutors have been told to take a tougher line on dangerous driving after a review showed that motorists who killed have escaped jail.”

Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2008

Conservatives warn against ‘politically correct’ prosecutions – The Times

Posted November 3rd, 2008 in news, prosecutions by sally

“The police and Crown Prosecution Service must take a tough line over ‘preachers of violent hate’, but not waste public money targeting abusive neighbours, Nick Herbert, the Shadow Justice Secretary, has urged.”

The Times, 3rd November 2008

‘Leprechaun’ insult case dropped – BBC News

Posted October 31st, 2008 in harassment, news, prosecutions, racism by sally

“A teenager from Liverpool who was being prosecuted for swearing at her pregnant Irish neighbour and calling her a leprechaun has had her case dropped.”

R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] EWHC 2565; [2008] WLR (D) 337

BBC News, 31st October 2008

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R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily

Posted October 31st, 2008 in assisted suicide, law reports, prosecutions by sally

WLR Daily, 30th October 2008

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UK-IPO backs international prosecutors’ network – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 21st, 2008 in intellectual property, news, prosecutions by sally

“The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) has given its backing to an international group of prosecutors in a bid to help fight cross-border intellectual property related crime.”

OUT-LAW.com, 20th october 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Assisted suicide referred to CPS – BBC News

Posted October 20th, 2008 in assisted suicide, news, prosecutions by sally

“The case of a rugby player who died in a Swiss assisted suicide clinic is to be referred to the complex case unit of the Crown Prosecution Service.”

R (Haase) v District Judge Nuttall and another [2008] EWCA Civ 1089; [2008] WLR (D) 316

BBC News, 20th October 2008

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R (Haase) v District Judge Nuttall and another – WLR Daily

Posted October 16th, 2008 in disciplinary procedures, human rights, law reports, prisons, prosecutions by sally

“There was no general requirement that a prosecutor be independent and impartial to comply with the right to a fair trial in art 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 15th October 2008

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Gardener arrested and taken to court for carrying work scythe in van – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2008 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, offensive weapons, prosecutions by sally

“A judge has ordered the Crown Prosecution Service to make a public apology to a gardener who was arrested and taken to court for carrying a scythe which he said he needed for his work.”

Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008