Man guilty of burning poppies at Armistice Day protest – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of burning poppies at a protest in west London on Armistice Day.”
BBC News, 7th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: public order
Acpo chief calls for judicial oversight of undercover police operations – The Guardian
“Sir Hugh Orde, president of Association of Chief Police Officers, says benefits of judicial oversight of future operations would ‘far outweigh additional administrative burden’.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenager cleared of throwing can at Facebook party – The Independent
“A judge threw out the case against a teenager accused of throwing a beer can at police outside a party invaded by 200 gatecrashers after it was advertised on Facebook.”
The Independent, 6th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Was it necessary to turn an insult involving coconuts into a criminal prosecution? – Daily Telegraph
“In a heated council debate, Shirley Brown called her colleague a ‘coconut’ and has since been convicted under the Public Order Act. Elizabeth Grice reports.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Charge against ‘gay sin’ preacher dropped – BBC News
“Charges have been dropped against a Christian preacher who told a police officer homosexuality was ‘a sin’.”
BBC News, 17th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Snoop Dogg: US rapper wins £100,000 legal fight to visit Britain – Daily Telegraph
“The controversial American rapper, Snoop Dogg, has won an expensive legal battle against the British government, after it tried to ban him from visiting the country.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pair found guilty over Luton ‘scum’ protest – BBC News
“Two men who shouted ‘scum, scum, scum’ at Muslim protestors during a soldiers’ homecoming parade have been convicted of committing a public order offence.”
BBC News, 5th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v NW – WLR Daily
Regina v NW [2010] EWCA Crim 404; [2010] WLR (D) 62
“The words ‘present together’ in the expression ‘Where three or more persons who are present together’ in s 2(1) of the Public Order Act 1986 denoted no more than that the persons concerned were in the same place at the same time.”
WLR Daily, 4th March 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Three not guilty over Birmingham riot death – BBC News
“Three men accused of murdering a 23-year-old man during riots in Birmingham have been found not guilty.”
BBC News, 17th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Football fans banned after FA Cup derby violence – BBC News
“Four fans have been given football banning orders following the violence in Southampton after the FA Cup tie against rivals Portsmouth.”
BBC News, 15th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Match ban for Bellamy clash fan – BBC News
“A fan who ran on to the Old Trafford pitch and was shoved by Manchester City’s Craig Bellamy has been banned from all matches for three years.”
BBC News, 30th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
When does public nakedness become a crime? – BBC News
“A man who stood naked on a Trafalgar Square plinth was not breaking the law say police, so when does being naked in public become a crime?”
BBC News, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports
Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Court of Appeal
“Justification for state interference with the right to privacy had to be the more compelling where that interference was in pursuit of the protection of the community from the risk of public disorder or low level crime as against the danger of terrorism or really serious criminal activity.”
The Times, 1st June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lawyers to fight bail conditions that ‘stifle’ climate protests – The Guardian
“Lawyers representing climate change protesters who were arrested in parliament last week are to mount a legal challenge against bail conditions that were imposed, they say, to ‘stifle’ future protest by their clients.”
The Guardian, 3rd May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC chairman calls for public order debate – The Independent
“The head of the police complaints watchdog is calling for a national debate on how officers maintain public order after revealing nearly 90 complaints had been received about the use of force at the G20 protests.”
The Independent, 19th April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lettuce nose-stuffer avoids jail – BBC News
“A West Midlands sandwich bar worker who was prosecuted after footage of him stuffing lettuce up his nose appeared on YouTube has avoided a jail term.”
BBC News, 11th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father jailed for taking on drug dealer – Daily Telegraph
“A father was jailed for storming into a drug dealer’s home and flushing his heroin stash down the toilet.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kay v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – WLR Daily
Kay v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2008] UKHL 69; [2008] WLR (D) 00; [2008] WLR (D) 369
“A procession could be ‘commonly or customarily held’, so as to be exempt from the requirement to give advance notice to the police under s 11 of the Public Order Act 1986, even though on each occasion it took a different route.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Regina (Kay) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports
Regina (Kay) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
House of Lords
“Since a procession could be commonly or customarily held even though on each occasion it took a different route, a monthly mass cycle ride through London which set off from a fixed starting place but the route of which was determined by whoever happened to be at the front at any one time was such a procession so as to be excluded from the statutory requirement for organisers of public processions to give the police prior notice of the event.”
The Times, 27th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Law Lords block police bid to stop critical mass cyclists – The Independent
“Police attempts to outlaw the monthly Critical Mass cycle ride through the streets of London unless its route was notified in advance were blocked by the Law Lords today.”
The Independent, 26th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
