“The attorney general has been granted permission to bring a contempt of court case against a juror who allegedly carried out research on a defendant.”
BBC News, 29th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The attorney general will on Tuesday apply for permission to bring contempt of court proceedings against the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror over their coverage of Levi Bellfield’s conviction for the murder and abduction of Milly Dowler.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
” The judge in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial has asked the Attorney General to consider criminal charges over an article written by the former editor of Radio 4’s Today programme, Rod Liddle, which appears in the current edition of the Spectator magazine.”
The Independent, 18th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Psychologist calls for screening of jurors after two in three admit to feeling stressed and confused over judge’s directions.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two brothers jailed after being accused of conning thousands of customers into visiting what they claimed was a Lapland-style theme park had their convictions overturned by appeal judges today.”
The Independent, 26th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The attorney general has begun contempt of court proceedings against the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror over coverage of the conviction of Levi Bellfield.
BBC News, 17th October 2011
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“Potential jurors in the trial of Vincent Tabak, the man accused of murdering Joanna Yeates, have been warned not to do any background research on the case.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Social networking websites such as Facebook could threaten the existence of jury trials in the UK, the attorney general has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Claims by a former nightclub doorman that his conviction for murdering a 21-year-old woman was rendered unsafe by a juror’s message of condolence have been rejected by the appeal court.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
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“A London judge has made legal history by becoming the first to deliver a verdict on her own after discharging a jury. Recorder Caroline English performed the unprecedented role at Wood Green crown court because a friend of the accused was alleged to have been in regular contact with a woman juror and have passed information on voting intentions.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has said he is ‘worried’ by proposals to limit the use of juries in some libel trials.”
BBC News, 11th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Psychologists are finding new ways to improve the quality of discussion by trial juries.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Omnipresent nature of news online makes it increasingly difficult for jurors not to stumble across court case details.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first juror to be prosecuted for contempt of court for using the internet has been sentenced to eight months in jail.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge’s unprecedented attempt to deliver a verdict on her own after allegations of jury-tampering in a fraud trial may be referred to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Joanne Fraill’s messages reveal an attitude towards jury service that would alarm even supporters of the system.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A juror and acquitted defendant who made contact through Facebook during a multimillion-pound drugs trial, causing it to collapse, have been found guilty in what is believed to be the UK’s first prosecution for contempt of court involving the internet.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Juries should be split into three groups of four to allow every member an equal chance to participate, a new study has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A female juror will stand trial this week accused of contempt of court after she allegedly sent messages to a defendant through Facebook, causing a multi-million pound drug trial to collapse.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lord Sugar was forced to remove a Twitter message during one of the parliamentary expenses trials earlier this year, which speculated that a peer would be cleared because he was a Tory, it was revealed on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 26th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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