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The case against two animal rights activists (E and L) was brought to an end today following a ruling by His Honour Judge Pontius at the Old Bailey. Both defendants were charged with breaching an injunction obtained in the High Court by HLS under the…

The CPS finally agreed to drop proceedings against Virginia Wheeler, the Defence Editor of The Sun newspaper, on 5th June. The Attorney-General entered a nolle prosequi to bring proceedings to an end. The decision of the CPS to request the nolle prosequi is welcomed as…

Following a successful appeal in the European Court of Human Rights and a referral back following our application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the Court of Appeal today quashed the conviction in the case of R v Tahery on the grounds that his right…

Chris Grayling MP has replied to Steven Bird’s letter with a rather dreary and ineffective letter that says precisely nothing. The original letter will go to the MOJ as part of the consultation, we are invited to respond to the consultation and consider alternatives to…

On 9th April 2013 the Government published a consultation paper which set out proposals to change the funding of criminal cases under legal aid. It is a disaster for the criminal justice system, for those charged with offences and for the lawyers and other professionals…

There are huge changes ahead as the battle against the Government on proposed changes to legal aid gathers pace. We will endeavour to keep this blog updated with the latest developments in this fight and in the criminal law as a whole. The next blog…