Category: sub judice

Phone hacking trial: a lesson for future high profile cases – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted June 27th, 2014 in interception, news, parliamentary privilege, sub judice by tracey

‘David Cameron has been rebuked by Mr Justice Saunders for comments made about Andy Coulson whilst the jury in the “phone hacking” case were still in deliberation over two remaining charges. Cameron apologised to the House of Commons in “full and frank” terms for hiring Coulson in 2007, who he said had given false assurances about his involvement in phone hacking.’

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 26th June 2014

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Police mistakes in the Halliwell case: is it time for a change of PACE? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted December 14th, 2012 in evidence, murder, news, police, prosecutions, sub judice by tracey

“The story of what has happened to Detective Superintendent Fulcher would drive anyone to despair for the sanity of our legal system,” reflected a journalist in the Daily Telegraph in October. Certainly, there have been plenty of calls for reform of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 following the debacle over Christopher Halliwell, who abducted and killed a young clubber, but escaped prosecution for the murder of a second victim, despite having confessed and taken the police to where she was buried.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th December 2012

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New superinjunctions row as MP speaks out – The Guardian

Posted April 27th, 2011 in injunctions, news, parliament, sub judice by sally

“Lib Dem told discussion about specific injunction could only take place in private due to sub judice rules.”

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The Guardian, 26th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk