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Fourth member of Stockwell Six appealing against conviction
The Criminal Cases Review Commission said Texo Johnson got in touch after his sister saw the news that three friends had had their names cleared.
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Sam Tobin
26 Jul 2021
UK
Sex Pistols probably ‘gone for good’, band’s former drummer tells High Court
Paul Cook and former guitarist Steve Jones are suing ex-singer John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, over the use of their songs in a forthcoming TV series.
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Sam Tobin
20 Jul 2021
UK
UK recognises Juan Guaido as Venezuelan president, Foreign Office tells court
A long-running case concerns around two billion US dollars of assets belonging to the Venezuelan central bank.
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Sam Tobin
19 Jul 2021
UK
Johnny Rotten ‘total dick’, Sex Pistols’ former guitarist tells High Court
Steve Jones told the court that a lot of bands resent each other.
By
Sam Tobin
16 Jul 2021
UK
1970s convictions of three black men overturned by Court of Appeal
The trio, now in their late 60s, and three friends became known as the ‘Stockwell Six’
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Sam Tobin
6 Jul 2021
UK
Member of the Stockwell Six ‘vindicated’ after 1972 conviction overturned
Cleveland Davidson was just 17 when he and five friends, all young black men, were arrested on the London Underground while on a night out.
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Sam Tobin
6 Jul 2021
UK
Energy company’s £103m settlement over corruption charges approved by court
Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Serious Fraud Office over historic corruption.
By
Sam Tobin
2 Jul 2021
UK
Government failed to investigate ‘attack on our sovereignty’, High Court told
Boris Johnson failed to act following a report on Russian interference in UK elections, it has been claimed.
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Sam Tobin
22 Jun 2021
UK
Cross-party group of MPs and peers to challenge PM over Russia report
The case is thought to be the first time that sitting MPs or peers have taken legal action against the Government on the grounds of national security.
By
Sam Tobin
22 Jun 2021
UK
Ex-MP claims ‘senior people’ at The Sun knew information was unlawfully obtained
Sir Simon Hughes said knowledge his private information was unlawfully obtained ‘went to the top in The Sun’ after accepting ‘substantial’ damages.
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Sam Tobin
10 Jun 2021
UK
Ex-MP Sir Simon Hughes settles phone-hacking claim against News Group Newspapers
Sir Simon sued the company for misuse of private information and breach of confidence in 2019.
By
Sam Tobin
10 Jun 2021
UK
Life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn from toddler, rules judge
Alta Fixsler suffered a severe brain injury at birth and her doctors say she cannot breathe, eat or drink without sophisticated medical treatment.
By
Sam Tobin
28 May 2021
UK
Facebook loses appeal over watchdog’s investigation into Giphy takeover
The Competition and Markets Authority said it was probing whether the takeover could cause a ‘substantial lessening of competition’ in any UK markets.
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Sam Tobin
13 May 2021
UK
Meghan aide’s denial of drafting letter to father left newspaper’s case ‘unreal’
The Duchess of Sussex successfully sued Associated Newspapers Limited over articles which reproduced parts of a personal letter to her father.
By
Sam Tobin
12 May 2021
UK
Meghan aide ‘tried to protect her father from media intrusion’
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s former communications secretary ‘led extensive efforts’ to protect Meghan and her parents, the High Court has heard.
By
Sam Tobin
11 May 2021
UK
Climate campaigner accuses court of ignoring evidence on Heathrow expansion
Tim Crosland, founder of campaign group Plan B Earth, has been fined £5,000 for revealing the Supreme Court ruling on Heathrow expansion early.
By
Sam Tobin
10 May 2021
UK
Climate campaigner fined £5,000 for breaking embargo on Heathrow ruling
Tim Crosland is the director of environmental campaigning organisation Plan B Earth.
By
Sam Tobin
10 May 2021
UK
Prison a tiny price to pay to get truth out there, climate campaigner says
Tim Crosland faces jail for contempt of court for revealing the Supreme Court’s decision on Heathrow’s third runway a day before it was made public.
By
Sam Tobin
10 May 2021
UK
Home Office discriminating against Windrush generation’s families – High Court
One woman suffered a ‘colossal interference’ with her right to family life because of fees the Home Office charged.
By
Sam Tobin
6 May 2021
UK
Meghan wins copyright claim against Mail On Sunday over letter to her father
The duchess had sued Associated Newspapers Limited over a series of articles which reproduced parts of a handwritten letter sent to Thomas Markle.
By
Sam Tobin
5 May 2021
UK
Meghan’s letter to estranged father does not belong to Crown, High Court hears
The Keeper of the Privy Purse, acting on behalf of the Queen, has told Meghan’s lawyers the copyright to the letter does not belong to the Crown.
By
Sam Tobin
5 May 2021
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