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1 Feb 2021 12:17
“No case to answer” — Stansted 15 convictions quashed by Court of AppealThacker & Ors v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 97 (29 January 2021), judgment here The Court of Appeal held today that a group of activists who broke into Stansted Airport in an act of protest should “not have been prosecuted” for an “extremely serious” terror-related offence under s.1(2)(b) of the Aviation more...
13 Nov 2019 16:06
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Mark Davies and William McBarnet consider the end of government support for fracking, a criminal behaviour order imposed for noise nuisance and new Forestry Commission guidance for ‘Managing England’s woodlands in a climate emergency’. Government ends more...
13 Nov 2019 15:59
Defendant represented by Charlotte Rimmer spared custodial sentenceA defendant represented by Charlotte Rimmer from Exchange Chambers has avoided a custodial sentence after admitting serious city centre disorder and possession of a bladed article. The defendant, who was 17 years of age at the time the offences were committed, admitted an offence of affray for an more...
High Court Rebels Against Blanket S.14 Order
At 7:00 p.m. on 14 October 2019 Superintendent Duncan McMillan of the Metropolitan Police tweeted the following on the official Met Police Twitter account: ‘Any assembly linked to the Extinction Rebellion “Autumn Uprising” (publicised as being from 7th October to 19th October at 1800 hours) must now more...
18 Oct 2019 09:23
MA responds to new public order offences sentencing guidelinesThe Sentencing Council has published guidelines to be used by all courts in England and Wales when sentencing offenders, ranging from low level disorderly behaviour to widespread public disorder. The guidelines, which apply to offenders aged 18 years or over, will come into effect on 1 January 2020 more...
11 Feb 2019 12:03
Exchange Chambers barristers secure acquittals in violent disorder trialBarristers from Exchange Chambers have secured acquittals in a violent disorder trial at Liverpool Crown Court. Austin Cole, Nat Afful, Alan Day, Anton Denny, James Murphy, John Cummings and Neema Khurasani, plus Peter Weaver, denied violent disorder and were found not guilty following an 11-day more...
The Ben Stokes trial: what went wrong?
This piece was first published on The Secret Barrister on 16/8/18. This is one of those posts carrying a title which I genuinely had no intention nor desire to write. It is also, I make plain at the outset, rampant clickbait, as I, like 7 billion other people who were not present for the duration of more...
7 Mar 2018 11:55
Corrosive Substances and Other WeaponsA new Definitive Guideline has been published for Possession of Bladed Articles and other Offensive Weapons. Due to come into effect on 1 June 2018, there is still a way to go before implementation, however, it is already being welcomed by the media. After a sustained campaign and many high profile more...
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