Of Superglue and Residence – NearlyLegal
“A prosecution under s.144 LASPO that came unstuck.”
NearlyLegal, 5th November 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Category: retrials
New Zealand businessman Mark Lundy set for retrial after 12 years in jail as he wins appeal in UK court over murder conviction
“A businessman sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of his wife and daughter in New Zealand had his conviction quashed by a British court today following the emergence of new evidence.”
The Independent, 7th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sheffield pub death review calls rejected – BBC News
“No charges will be brought over the death of a man attacked in Sheffield unless ‘new and compelling evidence’ emerges, prosecutors have said.”
BBC News, 8th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Danny Nightingale avoids jail over possession of pistol and ammunition – The Guardian
“Ex-SAS sniper gets two-year suspended sentence for illegally possessing Glock 9mm and 300 rounds.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regulator sees case against iSoft collapse over missing file – The Guardian
“The city regulator has suffered a huge blow to its reputation after one of its biggest financial crime cases, against four former company directors of iSoft, collapsed over a missing file.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The Murder Trial – Channel 4
“For the first time ever, remotely operated cameras have been placed inside a British criminal court to capture a murder trial in its entirety for this feature-length documentary.”
Channel 4, 9th July 2013
Source: www.channel4.com
Danny Nightingale guilty of illegally possessing pistol and ammunition – The Guardian
“The former SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has been found guilty of illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Lawrence – WLR Daily
Regina v Lawrence [2013] EWCA Crim 1054; [2013] WLR (D) 263
“The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) had no power, when allowing an appeal against conviction, either to substitute a plea of guilty in respect of an offence as to which the defendant could not have pleaded or been found guilty or to order retrial.”
WLR Daily, 28th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
SAS sniper Danny Nightingale retrial to hear evidence of Army failures – The Independent
“The retrial of SAS sniper Danny Nightingale for illegal possession of a weapon began today, and is expected to be used by the Army as an opportunity to reform the lax policies and attitudes prevalent in its most elite regiment.”
The Independent, 1st July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jamie Dack bin murder trial: Three people found guilty – BBC News
“Three people have been found guilty of killing a homeless man in Southampton and burning his body in a bin.”
BBC News, 21st June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SAS sniper Danny Nightingale faces retrial over illegally possessing pistol – The Guardian
“The family of an SAS sniper say they are ‘bitterly disappointed’ after a judge ruled he would face a retrial over illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition – despite a last-minute claim that prosecutors acted improperly by consulting on the case.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
SAS sniper Danny Nightingale retrial to be challenged – BBC News
“Lawyers for an SAS sniper are to challenge whether it is in the public interest to retry him for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two men found responsible for Omagh bombing after landmark civil action – The Independent
“Two men connected to the republican movement in Northern Ireland have been ruled responsible for the Omagh bombing after a landmark civil action.”
The Independent, 20th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has gun possession conviction quashed – The Guardian
“An SAS sniper has had his convictions for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition quashed by the court of appeal.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rolling back the tide – Henderson v Henderson re-litigation – Hardwicke Chambers
“It always seems much easier in theory than in practice to have a claim struck out as an abuse of process under the well known principle against re-litigation known by its leading authority of Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 20th February 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
New Vicky Pryce trial jury told to begin with clean slate – The Guardian
“The retrial of Vicky Pryce, the former wife of the disgraced cabinet minister Chris Huhne, has begun, with the new jury being warned to ignore anything they already knew about the case.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vicky Pryce retrial decision triggers defence of jury system – The Guardian
“Britain’s jury system should not be judged by the outcome of a single, complex and highly unusual case, senior lawyers have warned following the collapse of the Vicky Pryce trial.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vicky Pryce trial: Q: ‘Can a juror come to a verdict based on a reason that was not presented in court and has no facts or evidence to support it?’ – The Independent
” … and nine other questions posed by the jury before the judge decided to order a retrial.”
The Independent, 21st February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Firkin brothers’ murder convictions questioned after witness jailed – BBC News
“The conviction of Robert and Lee Firkins for one of Cornwall’s most notorious
murders has been cast into doubt, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 5th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
