‘Potential jurors are using internet chat rooms to find “tips and techniques” on how to avoid their public duty, a senior judge has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “violent sexual predator” who killed a 13-year-old girl in a bid to silence her is to be sentenced on Friday for her rape and murder. His arrest sparked one of the UK’s biggest evidence searches and a trawl of thousands of hours of CCTV footage. But a Facebook password proved to be his ultimate undoing.’
BBC News, 19th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A serial killer’s drug dealer who targeted victims through gay dating apps has been found guilty of murdering a businessman with an overdose of GHB.’
BBC News, 15th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, AKA Tommy Robinson, has today been sentenced to 6 months in prison for committing contempt of court by filming outside Leeds Crown Court during a trial. He was committed to prison for a further 3 months for a previous contempt.’
Attorney General’s Office, 11th July 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘There will not be another round of court closures for the time being, but this may change as technology takes hold, justice secretary David Gauke said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 11th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The ex-English Defence League leader was found guilty last week of interfering with the trial of a sexual grooming gang at Leeds Crown Court in May 2018.’
BBC News, 11th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A series of mishandled sexual assault cases have shown how university policies aren’t supporting students.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The sister of an adult online performer who died during a sexual role play game gone wrong has called for strict new webcamming pornography laws.’
BBC News, 7th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tommy Robinson faces prison again after being found in contempt of court for “aggressively confronting and filming” defendants in a criminal trial and broadcasting the footage on social media.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Children and protected parties are to be exempt from the increase in the small claims limit and the new whiplash portal – at least for now – Legal Futures can reveal.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A university conducted flawed disciplinary proceedings when it removed an MA student from a social work course for fitness to practice reasons, after he expressed religions views on a public social media platform disapproving of homosexual acts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An aspiring barrister has been jailed for 10 years after recording more than 150 children carrying out sex acts he told them to perform.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘British Airways is set to be fined more than £183m by the Information Commissioner’s Office over a customer data breach, the company said.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has called for new laws to ensure that shows made by UK broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 continue to get top billing on on-demand services such as Sky – but the rules will not apply to Netflix and Amazon.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons yesterday after the government added further protection for those unable or willing to use online processes.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘There are almost 5,000 criminal gangs in the UK. But the old family firms are gone – today’s big players are multinational, diversified and tech-savvy.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Social media abuse victims must have the right to sue tech giants enshrined in a new law, children’s charities have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Anyone with more than 30,000 social media followers is now considered a celebrity and subject to advertising rules, a watchdog has ruled in the first case of its kind.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘For more than 140 years, businesses, brands and even pop bands have put pen to paper in the hope of creating a distinctive trade mark that captures the public’s imagination.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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