Bureau of Investigative Journalism And Alice Ross v The United Kingdom: ECHR 5 Jan 2015

The claimants complained that as campaigning journalists, investigating security matters, their communications had been intercepted by the security services. Their concerns had been triggered by disclosures made by Snowden. The court now set our questions for the parties. 62322/14 – Communicated Case, [2015] ECHR 71 Bailii European Convention on Human Rights, Regulation of Investigatory Powers … Continue reading Bureau of Investigative Journalism And Alice Ross v The United Kingdom: ECHR 5 Jan 2015

AXN v The Queen: CACD 27 May 2016

The defendant argued that greater note should have been taken on his sentencing to allow for the assistance he had given to the police after his arrest. Held: The current accepted practice is that the text of the letter from the police to the judge should set out: i) The offender’s status and whether he … Continue reading AXN v The Queen: CACD 27 May 2016