CPS: No retrial for NoW reporter whose conviction was quashed – review of other journalist prosecutions
The Crown Prosecution Service is not going to seek a retrial for a News of the World journalist whose conviction…
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Cleared Sun leader writer Fergus Shanahan reflects on three ‘barren, painful and miserable’ years
When Sun executive editor Fergus Shanahan was arrested more than three years ago, he says he was made to feel…
By Widespread calls for CPS to review ‘witch hunt’ of journalists after acquittal of four Sun staff
There have been widespread calls for the Crown Prosecution Service to review its policy on prosecuting journalists after the acquittal…
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MP challenges CPS over journalist trials: ‘You’re getting far too many acquittals to justify prosecuting these people’
The head of the Crown Prosecution Service faced criticism in Parliament this afternoon over the conviction rate of journalists and…
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While police uphold harassment notice against reporter, CPS declines to charge conwoman he exposed
The CPS has declined to prosecute the conwoman exposed by a reporter after police upheld a harassment complaint against him.…
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CPS takes no further action against journalist and public official
The Crown Prosecution Service has chosen to take no further action against a journalist for conspiracy to commit misconduct in…
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CPS defends ‘incompetent’ prosecutions of journalists: ‘We must uphold the law without fear or favour’
The Crown Prosecution Service has hit back at criticisms over its decision to subject journalists to expensive trials that are…
By DPP Saunders defends police spying on phone records of Sun and Mail on Sunday
The Director of Public Prosecutions has defended police use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act against The Sun and…
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