‘Two Syrian asylum seekers who were jailed for arriving in the UK without passports, have successfully appealed against their convictions.’
BBC News, 7th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘George Ostle’s parents say if Lord Janner was not fit to stand trial then neither was their autistic son who has the mental age of a ten-year-old.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A high court judge is to investigate whether child sexual abuse allegations against Lord Janner were the subject of an establishment cover-up.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A group of people who say they were abused by Lord Janner are seeking a formal review of the decision not to prosecute the former Labour MP following child sex abuse claims.’
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The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Disability rights campaigners who say assisted suicide policy in England and Wales is too “liberal” have won permission to bring a legal challenge.’
BBC News, 28th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Director of Public Prosecutions claims she made correct decision not to bring case against Labour peer as she urges critics to challenge her in court ‘
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A police investigation into the death of a baby born at a Cumbrian hospital will not result in any prosecutions.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The creation of the Crown Prosecution Service nearly 30 years ago was pretty traumatic for the police. I remember it well and wrote a book about it at the time. Overnight, detectives lost the power to decide what charges should be brought against people they had arrested. Instead, the director of public prosecutions — whose remit had been confined to cases of “importance or difficulty” for the previous 100 years — took responsibility in 1986 for most public prosecutions across England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Charity insists no change in prosecution policy after controversial chief quits but convictions down sharply.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The general election manifestos are in – here’s our quick-fire summary of their headline pledges on law and justice.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Three journalists have been found not guilty of illegally paying public officials by a jury at the Old Bailey.’
BBC News, 17th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former head of the Crown Prosecution Service has said it can be “appropriate” for journalists to pay officials for information and that Operation Elveden had overlooked the public interest.’
The Independent, 18th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Operation Elveden is a Metropolitan Police Service investigation that revealed the payments made to corrupt public officials by journalists for information. It followed two parliamentary committees and the Leveson Inquiry which revealed serious questions over the techniques used by some which may have amounted to systematic and flagrant breaches of the law. The range and circumstance of this activity was of a scale not previously encountered by police or CPS.’
CPS News Brief, 17th April 2015
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
‘Operation Elveden, the long running investigation into allegations of corruption by tabloid journalists, lies in tatters after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was forced to scrap most of the outstanding cases. ‘
Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Alleged victims of child sex abuse by Lord Janner have been failed by the decision not to charge him, a police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said.’
BBC News, 17th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Labour peer Lord Janner of Braunstone will escape charges for the second time over alleged historical child sex crimes, prosecution sources have confirmed.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Under a new law designed to tackle Britain’s dog poo problem, owners caught without a poop scooping bag will be fined £100.’
The Independent, 12th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The first of the eight trials involving journalists alleged to have paid money to public officials for private documents and due to take place between now and September, has been adjourned at the Old Bailey.’
The Independent, 31st March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A crunch meeting at the Crown Prosecution Service is taking place on Monday to decide whether to retry a journalist over leaks from a public official.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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