The defendant had made a series of racist and abusive calls to the office of his local MP. The prosecutor appealed a refusal to convict under the 1984 (now the 2003) Act. The defendant had argued that the messages had been offensive, but not grossly so. Held: The prosecutor’s appeal succeeded. ‘The purpose of the … Continue reading Director of Public Prosecutions v Collins: HL 19 Jul 2006
Prosecutor’s appeal from acquittal on charges of having transmitted grossly offensive materialover a public telecommunications network, and in particular by publishing certain videos on youtube. The district judge had found the material was not grossly offensive. Held: The appeal suceeded. Citations: [2017] EWHC 359 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Communications Act 2003 127(1)(a) Jurisdiction: England and … Continue reading Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith: Admn 24 Feb 2017
The complainant requested a copy of the file(s) held by the public authority in connection with the trial (and associated appeals) of Chambers who was prosecuted for posting a message on Twitter considered to be of a menacing character within the meaning in section 127(1)(a) of the Communications Act 2003. The Commissioner’s decision is that … Continue reading Crown Prosecution Service (Decision Notice): ICO 12 Dec 2013
