Julian Assange arrest warrant still stands, court rules – BBC News
‘A UK warrant to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is still valid, a court has ruled.’
BBC news, 6th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: bail
Court to make decision on validity of UK arrest warrant against Julian Assange – The Independent
‘A court decision on whether a UK arrest warrant against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still valid is due on 6 February.’
The Independent, 6th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman jailed for setting bed on fire ‘killed herself in prison’ – The Guardian
‘A 21-year-old woman was found dead in prison while serving a sentence for arson after setting herself on fire, an inquest jury has heard.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK court grants £1m bail to man arrested over Sarkozy-Gaddafi inquiry – The Guardian
‘A French businessman wanted for questioning in relation to an inquiry into the alleged illegal financing of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential election run by the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been granted £1m bail by the high court in London.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Robert Craig: The Fall-out from Evans: Positioning Roszkowski and Privacy International in a Post-Evans Constitutional Landscape (Part 1) – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Two recent Court of Appeal decisions raise some interesting constitutional questions about the status of Tribunals in the UK legal system. This post (in two parts) seeks to explore some of the implications and suggests that a key constitutional principle, the separation of powers, has once again been neglected. The two cases are Roszkowski v Secretary State for the Home Department (‘Roszkowski’) and R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal (‘Privacy International’). Privacy International has received considerably more coverage than Roszkowski and is rumoured to be on the way to the Supreme Court. It has already been addressed on this blog by Thomas Fairclough and elsewhere by Mark Elliott. Roszkowski explores the implications of an important and controversial Supreme Court case, R (Evans) v Attorney General (‘Evans’) and contains some critical comment on the reasoning of Lord Neuberger in that case.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th December 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Closures of ageing jails on hold for five years as prison numbers soar – The Guardian
‘The head of the prison service has ruled out any closures over the next five years, shelving a 2017 Conservative manifesto pledge to shut down and sell off dilapidated Victorian jails across England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Birmingham fashion designer jailed for fake Oscar-ticket fraud – BBC News
‘A fashion designer who duped investors into buying fake tickets to the Oscars, telling one couple they would sit on Julia Roberts’ table, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
28 day pre-charge bail limit comes into force – Home Office
‘Government introduces new pre-charge bail limit of 28 days as part of the Policing and Crime Act, which comes into effect today (Monday 3 April).’
Home Office, 3rd April 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
28-day limit on police bail comes into force in the UK – The Guardian
‘Police will face new curbs on their use of bail from Monday after coming under severe criticism for leaving people in legal limbo for months or even years.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police bail restriction plans ‘dangerous’ – BBC News
‘Plans to restrict the use of bail in England and Wales for suspects who have not been charged are “dangerous”, policing experts have said.’
BBC News, 28th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Families separated for immigration purposes – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Last year 32,446 people subject to immigration control in the UK were detained by the government. Some had entered the country irregularly and were quickly removed. Others were detained pending removal or deportation. More than half of them were released back into the community, meaning that their detention had served no purpose.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Home Office unlawfully imposes curfew on migrant – Free Movement
‘Gedi, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 409 (17 May 2016) is a case where the Home Office took it into their own hands to impose curfew restrictions over and above bail conditions those imposed by the First Tier Tribunal, as well as those they are entitled to impose as afforded to the Home Office by statute. The Court of Appeal were clear they had no such power to do so.’
Free Movement, 6th June 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Thousands on the run after skipping court bail – BBC News
‘Thousands of suspected and convicted criminals who skipped court bail while facing charges including murder, child sex offences and rape are on the run.’
BBC News, 11th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist who targeted Asian women in a series of sex attacks while on bail is jailed for life – Daily Telegraph
‘A violent rapist who carried out a series of racially motivated sexual assaults on lone women while on bail has been jailed for life.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former royal aide cleared of abuse calls for sacking of Met chief – The Guardian
‘A former aide to the Duke of Edinburgh who was cleared of historical sex offences says he felt “like a lamb to the slaughter” during the case. Lt Col Benjamin Herman, 81, was acquitted last year of abusing a girl in the early 1970s, when she was aged around 11 or 12 and he was working as equerry to Prince Philip. He said his family went through “absolute hell” after he was arrested in February 2013. He spent 27 months on bail before eventually being cleared by a jury in less than an hour following a trial at Blackfriars crown court in London.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Manchester sex workers’ rights case collapses after five years – The Guardian
‘A court case that would have tested the right of sex workers to offer services together in brothels to protect themselves has collapsed after a police officer refused to give evidence.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family member of EU national awarded £136,000 damages against Home Office – Free Movement
‘A High Court judge has awarded the family member of an EU national a total of £136,048 in damages. The award consists of £76,578 for false imprisonment and £59,470 for breach of EU law. The Home Office is also criticised for having made “inaccurate and misleading” submissions to previous judges on multiple occasions and the damages include not just compensatory damages for lost earnings and distress but also special damages, aggravated damages and exemplary damages.’
Free Movement, 30th March 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Judge overrules Theresa May and allows convicted terror prisoner to be freed – The Independent
‘A man believed by police to pose a threat to the UK is to be released from prison after Theresa May lost a court case to keep him in jail until he can be deported.’
The Independent, 25th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
