“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
“Do CPS press conferences after charge risk prejudicing a trial, asks Dan Bunting.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 10th August
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“On 29 July 2013, two men, Mr Davey and Mr Beard, were sentenced to two months’ immediate custody each for contempt of court. On 23 July 2013, they were, despite their protestations of innocence, found to have committed contempt of court. The transcript is available here.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 5th August 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Jurors should be given clearer instructions on the dangers of using the internet during trials, Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General, has said after two jury members were jailed for contempt of court.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two jurors have both been jailed for two months after being found guilty of contempt of court for misusing the internet during crown court trials.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jurors who use the internet to research court cases cause ‘absolute chaos’, Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General, said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The modern-day perils of using the internet while serving on a jury were all too evident today as two former jurors were brought before the High Court.”
The Independent, 23rd July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A juror was ejected from a trial involving two MI5 spies and allegations of harassment, sexual assault and violence – for falling asleep.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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“The UK’s senior military judge has expressed concern about the way in which members of the armed forces can be convicted of serious offences by a majority of just one member of a military jury.”
BBC News, 25th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims will be held before a jury, a coroner has confirmed.”
BBC News, 5th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“With videos and pictures being posted online and tweeted hundreds of times what does it mean when a trial comes about?”
The Guardian, 24th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Almost a quarter of jurors in England and Wales currently misunderstand the restrictions on internet use during a trial, according to research just published.”
The Guardian, 15th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A juror will be prosecuted for contempt of court after allegedly writing on Facebook that he wanted to “f*** up a paedophile” during the trial of a convicted child sex offender.”
The Guardian, 17th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Taylor (Bonnett) v The Queen: [2013] UKPC 8; [2013] WLR (D) 104
“Where a witness statement casting doubt on the veracity of the evidence given by the sole witness to a crime was not used at trial because of a failure by the prosecution to disclose it on time, or owing to incompetence of defence counsel, those failing were not enough without more to justify a finding that there had been a miscarriage of justice. The appellant had to show that, had the evidence been used, it might reasonably have affected the decision of the jury to convict.”
WLR Daily, 14th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The judge in the Vicky Pryce trial last week dismissed the jury for ‘fundamental deficits in understanding’. Should jurors have to sit a test?”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s jury system should not be judged by the outcome of a single, complex and highly unusual case, senior lawyers have warned following the collapse of the Vicky Pryce trial.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“John Cooper QC and Kirsty Brimelow QC discuss whether trial by jury is the best option.”
BBC News, 21st February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” … and nine other questions posed by the jury before the judge decided to order a retrial.”
The Independent, 21st February 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP speaks of the challenge to jury trial posed by the internet. Originally given at University of Kent.”
Attorney General’s Office, 6th February 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
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