‘Failure to disclose vital evidence is the biggest single cause of miscarriages of justice and the problem is getting worse, the outgoing chairman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has said.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A violent burglar who tried to destroy DNA evidence by clipping his victim’s fingernails has been jailed.’
BBC News, 11th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who says she was racially assaulted on a London bus has called for transport companies to keep CCTV material for longer, after footage of her attack was deleted in just 10 days.’
BBC News, 29th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It was “a serious transgression” for an expert witness to make changes to his evidence after sending a first draft to his client’s solicitors, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 16th August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘In July 2014, police in Manchester arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of filming himself raping a child. In the video, the face of the perpetrator was hidden but his hands were visible.’
BBC News, 15th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has made clear that clients should resist calling their own solicitor to give evidence, warning that to do so may give rise to a potential conflict of interest.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th August 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Women may not report rape to police because of fears material from their phones will be used to discredit them, the victims commissioner for London has warned.’
The Independent, 8th August 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Cardiotocography traces form a central piece of documentary evidence in litigation related to adverse perinatal outcomes, which are alleged to have arisen due to events that took place during the labour and/or delivery of the baby. Cardiotocography is therefore an important element to get to grips with for any practitioner when working on birth injury cases. Errors in electronic fetal heart rate monitoring or cardiotocography are a common theme in such cases with injuries to the baby including cerebral palsy, stillbirth and scarring and injuries to the mother including damage to the mother’s perineum or vagina resulting in disability which limits sexual intercourse, lack of control of bladder/bowel function and of course psychological or psychiatric sequelae. A recent review by NHS Resolution in September 2017 found that 32 out of the 50 cerebral palsy cases looked at, involved errors of cardiotocography interpretation. This article is a beginner’s guide to cardiotocography for application in medical negligence cases.’
No. 5 Chambers, 31st July 2018
Source: www.no5.com
‘Government attempts to cut legal aid fees for solicitor evidence work have declared unlawful by the high court.’
Rights Info, 3rd August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A judge has called on the Crown Prosecution Service to expand its review of disclosure failures after a man spent six months in prison accused of carrying out an acid attack only to be freed on the first day of his trial.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A British ex-soldier accused of attending terrorist training camps run by militia fighting against Islamic State has had terrorism charges against him dropped.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Making sure clearer, earlier information about mobile phone evidence is available before a suspect is charged with a crime is part of a raft of proposed changes announced by the Director of Public Prosecutions today. This will include mobile phone messages sent by suspects and accusers in cases where the parties are known to each other.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd July 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘UK ministers could face a legal challenge to the decision to assist the US extradition of two former British Islamic State terrorists without demanding they do not face the death penalty, as Downing Street backed Sajid Javid’s decision to allow the move.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Weak leadership by the director of public prosecutions failed to tackle failings that led to innocent people to be wrongly imprisoned, MPs have found.’
The Independent, 19th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police and prosecution lawyers are failing to correctly disclose evidence in nearly half of court cases, watchdog review has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In recent years there has been a procession of farming proprietary estoppel cases, the most famous of which was probably Davies v Davies [2016] EWCA Civ 463, [2017] 1 FLR 1286 with the claimant in that case capturing the media’s attention as the “Cowshed Cinderella”. On 11 June 2018 Mr Justice Birss, sitting in Bristol, handed down judgment on the latest, the case of Gee v Gee & Anor [2018] EWHC 1393 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 58 (Jun).’
Family Law, 4th July 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A judge was wrong to penalise a claimant for not disclosing an important piece of evidence, given that the defendant made the part 36 offer she accepted in full knowledge of her dishonesty, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 26th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a six-year-old boy almost 24 years ago will not face charges, prosecutors have said.’
BBC News, 21st June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A recent trial in the County Court in Central London has confirmed that any document in the trial bundle is in evidence, irrespective of whether it is adduced to a witness statement.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th May 2018
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
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