Speeding penalty point dodgers face prison, police warn – BBC News
“Police are prosecuting growing numbers of criminals who help motorists dodge speeding penalty points.”
BBC News, 18th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: prosecutions
PJ Proby benefit fraud case dropped – The Guardian
“The US-born pop singer PJ Proby has been cleared of benefit fraud after the prosecution dropped its case following the discovery of new evidence.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bar Council Tells CPS that Quality Advocacy is Paramount as Report Shows Decline in In-House Advocacy Standards – The Bar Council
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has called on the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to recognise that maintaining quality advocacy is paramount. The warning is issued in the wake of an independent review by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Inspectorate (HMCPSI) which found that the quality of Crown advocate performance has declined since 2009.”
The Bar Council, 15th March 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
Regina v A (RJ) – WLR Daily
Regina v A (RJ): [2012] EWCA Crim 434; [2012] WLR (D) 76
“A prosecution which did not constitute an abuse of process at the date of conviction could not acquire that characteristic on the basis of new or amended prosecutorial guidance or policy subsequently issued.”
WLR Daily, 13th March 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
The falsely retracted rape claim: how the justice system failed – The Guardian
“It has been a catastrophic case for both ‘Sarah’ the victim and the public. Here are the key questions that need answering.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CPS statement on death of PC Ian Terry – Crown Prosecution Service
“Following the inquest into the death of Police Constable Ian Terry, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) reconsidered whether there was sufficient evidence to bring charges in relation to Mr Terry’s tragic death during a training exercise in June 2008.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th March 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Intelligent rape investigation and prosecution – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“It was widely reported last week that rape cases were not being properly investigated by the police. This followed the publication of a sensible and non-inflammatory joint report by the CPS inspectorate and the Inspectorate of Constabularies called Forging the links: Rape investigation and prosecution. News was that poor record keeping, writing off crimes and intelligence failings means that the police are insufficiently robust in pursuing complaints and miss evidence of serial rapists. It was not all bad news and it’s worth looking at what the report actually had to say rather than the headlines.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th March 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Crimes committed by victims of human trafficking – should they be prosecuted? – UK Human Rights Blog
“This was the first occasion when the Court of Appeal has considered the problem of child trafficking for labour exploitation. It has not previously been subject to any close analysis following the coming into force in 2005 of the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Regina v N(A); Regina v Le – WLR Daily
Regina v N(A); Regina v Le [2012] EWCA Crim 189; [2012] WLR (D) 38
“The implementation of the United Kingdom’s obligation to comply with article 26 of the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings 2005 would normally be achieved by the proper exercise of the long established prosecutorial discretion which enabled the Crown Prosecution Service, however strong the evidence might be, to decide that it would be inappropriate to proceed with the prosecution of a defendant suspected of being involved in unlawful activities if he/she might have been the victim of trafficking for labour exploitation and might be unable to advance duress as a defence but who fell within the protective ambit of article 26.”
WLR Daily, 20th February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Police escape charges in 70 per cent of IPCC cases – The Independent
“Prosecutors decided against charging police officers in nearly 70 per cent of the most serious cases of alleged misconduct referred to them by the policing watchdog, according to figures secured under Freedom of Information legislation.”
The Independent, 16th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Are lawyers in right-to-die cases breaking the law? – UK Human Rights Blog
“Albert Camus famously wrote: ‘there is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.’ However profound a philosophical problem, the question of suicide or, more precisely, assisted suicide is proving quite a legal conundrum.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st January 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Rapes, murders – and one sleepless night: the life of a criminal prosecutor – The Guardian
“Alison Saunders is probably the UK’s most experienced criminal prosecutor. She has overseen the convictions of serial rapists and serial murderers – and, in one particularly horrendous case, a man who was both.”
The Guardian, 30th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Statement from the DPP regarding the South Wales case collapse – Crown Prosecution Service
“Statement from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, concerning the discontinuance of the trial of eight former police officers accused of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in South Wales (R vs Mouncher and others).”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th January 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
CPS to review prosecutors’ handling of ‘Cardiff Three’ trial – The Guardian
“Independent inspectors are to consider the way prosecutors handled the biggest trial of police officers in British criminal history following its collapse last month. Keir Starmer QC, the director of public prosecutions, has asked the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate to look at the trial of eight former police officers who were cleared of fabricating evidence.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: conflict with criminal case could deny litigants day in court – The Guardian
“After this week’s historic settlement with 37 phone-hacking victims, News International is in the middle of a bruising second round with a further batch of celebrities – including Charlotte Church, Steve Coogan and Pete Doherty – who are suing for damages.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Network Rail faces prosecution over Grayrigg disaster – Daily Telegraph
“Network Rail is to be prosecuted over the 2007 Grayrigg derailment in which a woman was killed and 86 people injured.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Decision due on torture charges against MI5 and MI6 – The Guardian
“British spies are expected to find out whether they will face charges over their alleged complicity in the torture of terror suspects.”
The Guardian, 12th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ICO fear of press power let journalists off with data blagging offences, ex-investigator claims – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) had enough evidence to prosecute journalists for unlawfully obtaining personal data found during the watchdog’s Operation Motorman investigation, a former senior investigator at the ICO has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th December 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Network Rail faces legal action over deaths of teenage girls – The Guardian
“Network Rail is to be prosecuted over the deaths of two teenagers at a level crossing, the father of one of the girls has said.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
