Attorney General warns journalists against implying guilt of Woolwich terror suspects or revealing past wrongdoing
The Attorney General has warned the media about the contempt of court risks after the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby…
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The Times ‘narrowly’ avoids contempt ruling over story revealing murder suspect’s previous killing
The High Court has ruled that a decision by The Times to publish details of a murder suspect’s previous murder…
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Dominic Grieve: Legislation needed to implement Leveson plans on arrest anonymity
Attorney General Dominic Grieve has told MPs new legislation will be needed to implement Leveson’s controversial proposal that those arrested,…
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Contempt: Judges could get new powers to force removal of archive stories
Crown Court judges could be given the power to order newspaper publishers and other operators of online archives to block…
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Journalists sometimes phone me and say: "I’m covering a crown court trial, and they’ve just mentioned the bloke’s previous convictions!…
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Mail and Mirror fined £10k for contempt of court over Levi Bellfield coverage
The Daily Mail and Daily Mirror have each been fined £10,000 for contempt of court over articles published after a…
ByPeter Barron discusses ‘contempt’ concerns with CPS
Editor of the Northern Echo Peter Barron has held talks with officials from the Crown Prosecution Service over his concerns…
ByShadow justice secretary to speak at Society of Editors Conference
Shadow justice secretary, Dominic Grieve, has been confirmed as a speaker at the Society of Editors conference later this year.
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