CCTV in Employment Tribunal Proceedings – No. 5 Chambers
“Caroline Jennings explores the use of CCTV as evidence in the Employment Tribunal.”
No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013
Source: www.no5.com
Category: evidence
Veils and ignorance: defendant not allowed to wear niqaab when giving evidence – UK Human Rights Blog
“The ruling by HHJ Murphy in Blackfriars Crown Court this Monday that a defendant in a criminal trial should not be allowed to wear a niqaab (face veil) whilst giving her evidence has prompted calls for a public debate about the wearing of face veils in public more generally. Adam Wagner has already commented on the case here. A summary and analysis of the decision follows below.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
The Niqaab issue is too important to be left to liberal instinct – UK Human Rights Blog
“Yesterday, before His Honour Judge Peter Murphy ruled that a female Muslim defendant in a criminal trial must remove her face-covering veil (niqaab) whilst giving evidence, Home Office Minister Jeremy Brown said he was ‘instinctively uneasy’ about restricting religious freedoms, but that there should be a national debate over banning the burka.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Wearing veil should be the woman’s choice, says Theresa May – The Guardian
“The government should not tell women what to wear, the home secretary has said, amid ongoing debate over the use of full-face veils.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.com
Muslim woman must remove veil to give trial evidence – BBC News
“A Muslim woman can stand trial wearing a full-face veil but must remove it to give evidence, a judge has ruled.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Niqabs in court: should full-face veils be banned? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“We’re finally up against it now, aren’t we? After years of dancing round the issue, the law is finally called upon to make a specific ruling on the wearing of the niqab. So let’s make sure we know what we are talking about, because without a doubt there will be proponents and opponents alike who seek to interpret the decision (whatever it may be) to suit their cause.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 16th September 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Judge to decide if defendant can wear niqab – The Guardian
“Decision due on Monday on whether woman must show face in court or will be allowed to wear full-face veil.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Michael Le Vell: the CPS had little choice but to prosecute – The Guardian
“Following the actor’s acquittal, there have been claims of a witch-hunt, yet a complainant’s word has to be taken as evidence.”
The Independent, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough: Fans’ accounts and more police statements ‘amended’ – BBC News
“Statements of a further 74 police officers involved in the Hillsborough stadium disaster ‘may have been amended’, the police watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Michael Le Vell: CPS defends prosecution of Coronation Street actor – Daily Telegraph
“Prosecutors last night defended the decision to put Michael Le Vell on trial insisting it was in the public interest to let the jury decide on his guilt or innocence.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Detective should face gross misconduct charge over killer’s questioning – IPCC – The Guardian
“A senior detective who ignored the rules governing the questioning of a suspect as he tried to solve a high-profile abduction case should answer a charge of gross misconduct, the police watchdog has ruled.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Robbing Peter to Profit Paul – CrimeLine
“In December 2010 the government announced plans to close the Forensic Science Service (FSS). The FSS was the primary source of forensic expertise to prosecution authorities, and a major provider of expertise to defence lawyers – demonstrating a world class position as provider of impartial evidence to the criminal justice system. Whilst at the time of closure there was already an increasing move to outsourcing services to private forensic providers, the bulk of market share was taken by the FSS, meaning that private providers had little commercial clout. Since the demise of the FSS the position has shifted and power is split between the buyers of services (primarily the police) and the private providers. One matter of grave concern at the moment is in relation to accessing forensic material.”
CrimeLine, 9th September 2013
Source: www.crimeline.info
Al-Sweady inquiry: British soldiers to accuse colleagues of abusing Iraqis – The Guardian
“British soldiers have accused colleagues of abusing Iraqis they shot or detained after an intense gunfight with insurgents in 2004, the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident heard on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 3rd September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapist jailed after victim tapes confession – Daily Telegraph
“Rapist is caught after victim secretly taped him confessing to his crimes and describing her as an ‘easy target’ when he abused her when she was just 14.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CA: judge should have recused himself from hearing wasted costs application – Litigation Futures
“The Court of Appeal has taken the highly unusual step of ruling that a judge should have recused himself from hearing a wasted costs order against a party’s solicitors given the comments he made about them in his substantive judgment.”
Litigation Futures, 27th August 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Has the Internet Destroyed Trial by Jury? – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“The Internet has changed the world and many say the law is struggling to keep up, writes Lyndon Harris.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 17th August 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Patients sectioned unnecessarily just to gain access to a hospital bed – The Independent
“Pressure on psychiatric wards has become so great that doctors are sectioning mentally ill patients unnecessarily, because it is often seen as the only way to gain access to a bed, MPs have found.”
The Independent, 14th August 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
Information sharing with new IP crime police unit can help rights holders obtain redress for infringements, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
“The establishment of a dedicated police unit for investigating and prosecuting against individuals involved in intellectual property (IP) crime can help rights holders obtain redress for the infringement of their rights, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
McGraddie (Appellant) v McGraddie (AP) and another (AP) (Respondents) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 31st July 2013
