Date fixed for Lord Janner hearing – BBC News
‘A judge will decide at a hearing on 7 December whether Lord Janner, who is facing child sex abuse charges spanning three decades, is fit to plead.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: trials
Preacher Anjem Choudary to face trial on terror charge – The Guardian
‘Anjem Choudary, the radical Muslim preacher, is to go on trial in January accused of inviting support for Islamic State.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Law books aren’t dull – they’re crammed with jaw-dropping tales – The Guardian
‘Studying law doesn’t mean burying your nose in huge dusty tomes. Case law shows how theory applies directly to real life.’
Full story
The Guardian, 21st August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Janner not at court to face child sex abuse charges – BBC News
‘Lord Janner has failed to appear at court to face child sex abuse charges, despite the High Court ruling he must attend a hearing.’
BBC News, 14th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Janner child sex abuse charges: Former Labour MP expected to appear in court – The Independent
‘Lord Janner is expected to appear in court to face child abuse charges after his lawyers lost a High Court bid to prevent him having to attend.’
The Independent, 14th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Janner lawyers challenge court attendance ruling – The Guardian
‘A high court judge will consider whether it was unlawful to order dementia sufferer Lord Janner to appear in court in person to face child sexual abuse charges.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Max Clifford to stand trial on indecent assault charge – BBC News
‘Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford is to stand trial in February accused of indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl.’
BBC News, 10th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Janner abuse proceedings to start in court – BBC News
‘Criminal proceedings against Lord Janner over allegations of child sexual abuse in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are to begin later. The Westminster Magistrates’ Court case comes after a review overturned a Crown Prosecution Service decision not to bring charges because of his dementia.’
BBC News, 7th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Brown (Edward) – WLR Daily
Regina v Brown (Edward) [2015] EWCA Crim 1328; [2015] WLR (D) 344
‘By way of an additional common law qualification or exception to the inviolable nature of legal professional privilege, and in what was likely to be an extremely narrow band of cases, it was appropriate to impose a requirement that particular individuals could be present at discussions between an individual and his lawyers if there was a real possibility that the meeting would be misused for a purpose, or in a manner, that involved impropriety amounting to an abuse of the privilege that justified interference.’
WLR Daily, 29th July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Kiani v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Kiani v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 776; [2015] WLR (D) 325
‘The requirements of the right to a fair trial in article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms depended on the context and all the circumstances of the case. In a security case an individual was not entitled to full article 6 rights if to accord him such rights would jeopardise the efficacy of the vetting regime itself. The same approach was taken under European Union law.’
WLR Daily, 21st July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Review of possible miscarriages of justice – Attorney General’s Office
‘Mark Ellison QC and Alison Morgan’s review on the impact of undisclosed undercover police activity on the safety of convictions.’
Attorney General’s Office, 16th July 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Criminal trials could take place in town halls to save money, says Michael Gove -Daily Telegraph
‘Magistrates’ courts could meet in town halls or even hotel suites in a bid to save money, the Justice Secretary has said. Michael Gove confirmed there will be a new programme of court closures but the minister stressed he was keen to retain the way justice is dispensed at a local level.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal aid restrictions for domestic abuse loosened – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government has loosened a controversial restriction preventing some victims of domestic abuse from accessing legal aid.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lynette White: Civil action after failed police corruption trial – BBC News
‘A date has been set for High Court civil action following the collapse of the UK’s biggest police corruption trial.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murderer seeks to overturn ban on secret evidence going to Strasbourg – The Guardian
‘A convicted murderer who claims he is the victim of a miscarriage of justice is seeking to overturn a ban on secret evidence about the security services being disclosed to European judges. The supreme court’s hearing of the unprecedented case of Wang Yam could add to the strain on the UK’s relationship with the European court of human rights (ECHR).’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consultation on proposed amendments to allocation guideline – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the allocation guideline.’
Sentencing Council, 19th June 2015
Defendants should be allowed to waive their right to trial by jury – The Guardian
‘The UK criminal justice system needs to do more with less. Sir Brian Leveson’s recommendations would introduce some sensible flexibility to it.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Divorcee Michelle Young to be sued over financing of bitter legal battle – Daily Telegraph
‘Saga of divorce battle takes extraordinary new twist as financial backers plan to sue her for breach of contract.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terror trial collapses after fears of deep embarrassment to security services – The Guardian
‘The prosecution of a Swedish national accused of terrorist activities in Syria has collapsed at the Old Bailey after it became clear Britain’s security and intelligence agencies would have been deeply embarrassed had a trial gone ahead, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Treason! Magna Carta barons face trial 800 years on – Daily Telegraph
‘The Barons and Bishops who forced King John to sign Magna Carta, enshrining key rights such as rule of law and protection of property, are to face “charges of treason” – 800 years after the historic document was written.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
