Crawford v Director of Public Prosecutions in the Queen’s Bench Divisional Court – Times Law Reports

Posted February 20th, 2008 in anonymity, law reports, reporting restrictions by sally

Crawford v Director of Public Prosecutions in the Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“Courts should take great care when imposing orders restricting the reporting of criminal proceedings.”

The Times, 20th February 2008

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Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills ordered to stay silent – The Times

Posted February 13th, 2008 in divorce, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are under a strict order from Mr Justice Bennett, the High Court judge for their divorce settlement hearing, that they risk contempt of court proceedings and fines if details of the negotiations are leaked to the media.”

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The Times, 13th February 2008

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Dust off the closed files, justice is opening up – The Times

Posted February 12th, 2008 in reporting restrictions, special report by sally

“The media’s freedom to report legal matters is always in a state of flux, but new access to documents will improve scrutiny.”

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The Times, 12th February 2008

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ID ban lifted on child porn man – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2008 in children, news, pornography, reporting restrictions by sally

“A man convicted of child pornography offences can be named, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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BBC News, 1st February 2008

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High Court lifts gagging order on Iraqi abuse case – The Times

Posted February 1st, 2008 in armed forces, Iraq, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“The High Court today lifted a restraining order on The Times and other newspapers which had prevented reporting of allegations that British troops took part in the killing of 22 Iraqis.”

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The Times, 31st January 2008

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The extraordinary case of Britain’s most secret murder trial – The Independent

Posted January 28th, 2008 in murder, news, public interest immunity, reporting restrictions by sally

“A court hearing tomorrow, being described by lawyers as unprecedented in UK legal history, will decide whether the death of the man who took the last photograph of George Bernard Shaw must remain a mystery.”

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The Independent, 27th January 2008

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Judge agrees to hold murder trial in secret – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2008 in murder, public interest immunity, reporting restrictions, witnesses by sally

“Much of a murder trial will be held in secret for reasons of ‘national security’, an Old Bailey judge ruled yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 16th January 2008

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Media challenge national security claim for secrecy in murder trial – The Guardian

Posted January 15th, 2008 in murder, news, public interest immunity, reporting restrictions, witnesses by sally

“Media organisations including the Guardian yesterday challenged a demand unprecedented in modern times – that witnesses at a forthcoming murder trial should be heard in secret, for ‘national security’ reasons.”

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The Guardian, 15th January 2008

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High court gags Iraqis’ claims of abuse by troops – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2007 in armed forces, Iraq, media, reporting restrictions by sally

“The Ministry of Defence has obtained a gagging order preventing the media from repeating allegations of abuse of Iraqis by British soldiers. A high court order bans newspapers and broadcasters from publishing details of the case reported in the Guardian two months ago.”

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The Guardian, 19th December 2007

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In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest) – Times Law Reports

Posted November 20th, 2007 in inquests, law reports, reporting restrictions by sally

In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest)

Family Division

“Coroner’s inquests were court proceedings subject to the same principles and limitations governing other courts.”

The Times, 20th November 2007

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In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest) – WLR Daily

Posted August 8th, 2007 in inquests, law reports, reporting restrictions by sally

In re LM (Reporting restrictions: Coroner’s inquest) [2007] EWHC 1902 (Fam)

“The press would be permitted to report details of a surviving child’s parents and deceased siblings at an inquest into the death of one of the siblings.”

WLR Daily, 1st August 2007

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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Heavy secrecy over terror fuels suspicion, says expert – The Independent

Posted May 29th, 2007 in news, reporting restrictions, terrorism, trials by sally

“Scotland Yard’s head of counterterrorism has criticised what he called excessive secrecy in Britain’s terrorism trials, and he called for changes that would permit freer reporting and wider discussion.”

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The Independent, 27th May 2007

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