“Contempt proceedings are to begin against a juror who allegedly contacted a defendant through Facebook during a drugs trial, causing it to collapse.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Archive for the 'contempt of court' Category
‘Facebook juror’ in contempt case – BBC News
Published April 21, 2011 contempt of court , internet , juries , news Leave a CommentAccused wins appeal after judge told him: ‘Shut your mouth’ – Daily Telegraph
Published April 8, 2011 contempt of court , evidence , judges , news , offensive weapons Leave a Comment“A defendant who was told by a judge to “shut your mouth and listen” just before he had to give evidence on why he had two knives in his car has had his subsequent convictions overturned.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man cleared over Northampton court jury summons error – BBC News
Published April 4, 2011 appeals , contempt of court , juries , news Leave a Comment“A man given a criminal record and a £500 fine for failing to respond to a jury summons sent to the wrong address has been cleared by an appeal judge.”
BBC News, 4th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ken Clarke warns editors not to risk contempt – The Guardian
Published March 16, 2011 contempt of court , media , news Leave a Comment“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, warned newspaper editors on Tuesday not to risk contempt of court with excessive reporting of suspects in police investigations.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney general warns newspapers over contempt – BBC News
Published March 15, 2011 attorney general , contempt of court , media , news Leave a Comment“The media could be prevented from naming people arrested by the police but not yet charged, the attorney general has told the BBC.”
BBC News, 15th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judgment in contempt case should serve as a shot across the bows – The Guardian
Published March 7, 2011 contempt of court , internet , news Leave a Comment“Linking to prejudicial past material could damage the integrity of criminal trials, online publishers warned.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sun and Daily Mail guilty of contempt over online photo in murder case – The Guardian
Published March 3, 2011 contempt of court , internet , media , news Leave a Comment“The Sun and the Daily Mail have been found guilty of contempt of court for publishing a picture of a murder trial defendant posing with a gun on their websites.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
