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The Coroner today ruled that the Inquest into the death of Elliott Johnson will inquire into the circumstances in which Elliott lost his job. These included the incident of 12 August and Elliott’s complaint about it to the Conservative Party Headquarters. Elliott’s complaint was that...
The Coroner has said he wishes to hear a tape mentioned by Donal Blaney. Mr Johnson has said he did too as he had not heard it. Donal Blaney now tells us that he believes the Coroner was referring to a tape made of a...
Summary: This is a link to the key 8 paragraphs of the Coroner’s ruling. Explanation of the ruling The Coroner found that the circumstances of Elliott becoming redundant are to be investigated. . The Coroner has recognised the link between the redundancy letter and an...
10am, Monday 22 February 2016 St Pancras Coroner’s Court, Camley Street, London N1C 4PP Before Senior Coroner Mary Hassell Mr Sivaraj Tharmalingham died on 18th April 2015 at Thames Magistrates Court having been found unconscious on the floor of his cell, he was 50 years...
MoJ figures published for 2016 show there were 119 self-inflicted deaths in prison, the highest number in a calendar year.
Following David Cary’s successful case against the Met, the Mayor of London has confirmed that he will secure the development of equality measures
A High Court judge has granted permission for a judicial review of the Home Office’s decision to evict a victim of trafficking from a safe house and on to the streets. In doing so, the judge extended an injunction forcing the Home Office to continue...
On Thursday 3 December 2015 the Information Tribunal hears an appeal by the Home Office against an Information Commissioner decision requiring it to release data regarding failures by commercial contractors at the Harmondsworth and Colnbrook immigration detention centres. In a freedom of information request, Phil...
On Thursday 3 December 2015 the Information Tribunal hears an appeal by the Home Office against an Information Commissioner decision requiring it to release data regarding failures by commercial contractors at the Harmondsworth and Colnbrook immigration detention centres. In a freedom of information request, Phil...
The Court of Appeal begins a two day hearing on 22 October 2015 to consider the lawfulness of key parts of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (‘DRIPA’). The High Court found in July that the power in DRIPA which permits the government...
The Court of Appeal’s Criminal Division convened a Special Court presided over by the Lord Chief Justice and heard six conjoined appeals over 23 and 24 November 2016 against conviction and sentence brought by appellants who are victims of trafficking. Judgment has been reserved. Our...
The Court of Appeal has declined to rule on the lawfulness of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (‘DRIPA’) and opted instead to refer the key issues to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). DRIPA permits the government to require telecommunications...