‘A bodybuilder who claimed an accident left him scared of heights was exposed when a video emerged of him careering down Europe’s highest waterslide.’
BBC News, 6th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Covert recording is featuring increasingly in both employment and personal injury law – and the ramifications of recent decisions are yet to be fully played out. Two recent cases consider the issue from both sides in the workplace; Phoenix, featured covert recording by an employee and López considered covert surveillance by employers.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 4th February 2020
Source: www.12kbw.co.uk
‘When we think of televised court proceedings our minds instantly turn to the catchy maxim – ‘if it doesn’t fit, you must acquit’. Johnnie Cochran’s words, spoken during the defence team’s closing argument of OJ Simpson’s trial, came to embody a sensational trial which was televised over 134 days. And who can forget the footage of OJ, putting on the black gloves and showing his hands to the judge and jury? Then we fast forward to 2016, and the world watched as Oscar Pistorius – Paralympic champion and breaker of glass ceilings – walked across the courtroom on his stumps at his resentencing hearing for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.’
KCH Garden Sq, 29th January 2020
Source: kchgardensquare.co.uk
‘An Uber driver caught on camera carrying passengers holding a ladder out of the window of his car has had his licence suspended.’
BBC News, 16th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Reynhard Sinaga is thought to be the UK’s most prolific rapist ever. For several years, until he was caught in 2017, he preyed on young men enjoying a night out.’
BBC News, 6th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A decorated Metropolitan police superintendent convicted of possessing a child abuse video has formally asked the court of appeal to strike down her conviction.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A convicted murderer will be “disciplined” after posting a Snapchat video of himself in prison appearing to “mock” the family of the person he stabbed to death.’
BBC News, 18th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A decorated senior Metropolitan police officer controversially convicted of possessing a child abuse video is facing a fast-track dismissal from the force, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Metropolitan police chief who was sent an unsolicited video of child sexual abuse via WhatsApp has been convicted of possessing indecent images on her phone.’
The Guardian, 19th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The country’s first arrest and prosecution for praying in public has collapsed following a bungling police investigation.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government plans to close a legal loophole that has allowed drivers who use mobile phones to film or take photographs to escape prosecution.’
BBC News, 1st November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘”Serious failings” led to the collapse of a prosecution over allegations that racist slurs were hurled at Brighton defender Gaetan Bong during a Premier League match.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The names of nine strip-club performers who were filmed by private investigators working with campaigners concerned about the exploitation of women should be revealed, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a severely autistic man is taking legal action after a BBC film showing him learning to shop was used to assess him for a college placement.’
BBC News, 12th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 31st July 2019 Lady Justice Thirlwall DBE and Mr Justice Goss handed down the judgment of the High Court on what amounts to “using a hand-held mobile telephone or other hand-held interactive communication device” whilst driving in DPP v Barreto [2019] EWHC 2044 (Admin).’
Park Square Barristers, 12th August 2019
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘A man has been cleared of a criminal offence over a video that showed a model of a building marked “Grenfell Tower” being burned, while a group of friends laughed and joked.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A drug dealer has been jailed after he was caught in the act by his own car’s dashboard camera.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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