‘Recorded rapes have increased by 15%, but recent figures show only one-third of cases referred to the CPS led to charges being brought. ‘Rebecca’ discusses her experience, while the Guardian’s Alexandra Topping looks at why prosecution rates have dropped.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A long-awaited fraud trial of four former Barclays executives will begin this week over charges related to a £12bn rescue package secured from investors including Qatar at the height of the financial crisis.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Juries may need to be scrapped in rape trials because of the dominance of rape myths in society and “shockingly low” charging and conviction rates, the House of Commons will hear.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 50-year-old man who claimed to be the victim of an alleged VIP paedophile ring in the 1970s and 1980s is to stand trial in March next year.’
BBC News, 19th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A paedophile accused of killing two nine-year-old girls more than three decades ago has gone on trial for a second time as prosecutors seek to draw on scientific advances in forensics on top of evidence from an original trial.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A jury has been discharged in the case of a teacher accused of having sex with a student in the toilet of a plane as they returned from a school trip after they failed to reach a verdict.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A murder suspect has been extradited to the UK from Pakistan to face trial over a 2002 Yorkshire house fire that left eight people dead.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Fifteen activists who locked themselves together around an immigration removal charter flight to prevent its departure from Stansted and displayed a banner proclaiming “mass deportations kill” have gone on trial charged with a terrorist offence.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The trial of 15 protestors who prevented a deportation flight leaving Stansted airport in March 2017 has begun today at Chelmsford Crown Court. ‘
Rights Info, 1st October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The trial of an alleged mastermind of the Hatton Garden heist has been delayed until next year following a new blockbuster film release about the robbery.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Access to trial documents by those that are not parties to a particular case is limited to ‘records of the court’, and does not include the likes of trial bundles nor, in general, other trial documents, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Alec Samuels shares his reflections on the legal significance of the Jeremy Thorpe case.’
New Law Journal, 21st June 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has described a case as “a festival of mendacity” in which every witness was “attempting to outdo the other in a rich display of competitive dishonesty”.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘This guidance has been produced to assist judges in the Family Court to resolve mental capacity issues concerning parties to family law proceedings. Designed to be practical and accessible, it will point the judge to key rules and statutory provisions. Lawyers instructed in family proceedings may also find this guidance valuable.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 26th April 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘When a rape trial ends in acquittal, what do the anonymous women who made the claims do next?’
The Guardian, 25th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Commonwealth Games swimmer has been cleared of raping a woman after a night out in Cardiff.’
BBC News, 10th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The father of seriously-ill Alfie Evans said his son had been “failed disgracefully by the system” after losing a last-ditch legal bid at the European court of human rights.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Fear of intrusive investigations and total loss of privacy make sexual assault victims less likely to make a complaint.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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