‘Police body-worn video evidence has been used to prosecute a man who assaulted a woman and a boy.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th March 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Police destroyed more than 200 hours of CCTV footage which could have been used as key evidence to try a Hatton Garden burglar for his part in another high-end raid because of time limit rules, a court was told.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two men who used their phones to film themselves brutally attacking a man with learning difficulties have been jailed for his murder.’
BBC News, 20th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘What leads a young child to stand up in front of his class and tell his school friends that he agrees with the aims and objectives of the so-called Islamic State?’
BBC News, 14th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Domestic violence victims will no longer face the threat of being interrogated by their former partners in court under proposed legislation.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three of the UK’s most senior judges have rejected a request by the Guardian and other media organisations to sanction the release of video footage showing a British Royal Marine shooting dead a wounded Taliban fighter.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A drunken gang of girls who took Snapchat photos and videos of a “ritualised humiliation” sex attack on an amateur footballer has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Information commissioner raises concern and campaigners threaten legal action over security firm’s use of body-worn cameras.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The president of the Family Division has berated the state of equipment in family courts, including his own court in London’s Royal Courts of Justice.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The government has rejected a request by the surveillance camera watchdog to allow it to monitor the increasing and unregulated use of CCTV and body-worn video cameras in hospitals.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A waitress who edited a video to make it sound as though a police officer she met on a dating website was threatening to rape her has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph. 5th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police body cameras can dramatically reduce the number of complaints against officers, research suggests.’
BBC News, 29th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Vulnerable victims and witnesses will no longer have to appear in court under new plans to roll out pre-trial evidence sessions.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th September 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Vulnerable victims and witnesses will be able to give their evidence before a trial starts, as part of planned court reforms in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 15th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Slow-motion video replays of crimes shown in courtrooms may be distorting the outcomes of trials, according to a US study.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has criticised the conduct of the parties and solicitors on both sides of a personal injury dispute for engaging in the type of “attritional warfare” that has been dying out.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A teenager who was filmed raping a girl while she was “completely comatose” has been jailed.’
The Independent, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Resolving neighbour disputes using iPhone evidence and a video hearing might be more effective than the parties travelling several miles to court, a senior government official has said, outlining significant developments to modernise the justice system.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Families of the victims of the Winterbourne View care scandal have written to David Cameron accusing ministers of betrayal by leaving vulnerable disabled people at risk of abuse five years on.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has been ordered by the High Court to pay indemnity costs after sending a last-minute surveillance video to the claimant’s lawyers which resulted in a trial being vacated.’
Litigation Futures, 16th May 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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