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The application of the Serious Crime Act 2007 to journalists, particularly sections 44-46 regarding encouraging or assisting offenses.
Posting hate speech on social media in the United Kingdom can trigger criminal prosecution, with penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment, and can also lead to regulatory sanctions against platfor...
The UK does not operate a single, rigid “exclusionary rule” that automatically bars all unlawfully obtained police evidence; instead courts use a mix of statutory and common-law discretions to exclude...
Since 2000 UK law has given prosecutors tools to pursue journalists who allegedly assist or encourage crime, but the record shows few clear convictions for “encouraging or assisting” offences and many...
Recent court activity and a wave of state and foreign legislation have focused squarely on who can be held responsible for unrest at demonstrations and on expanding police powers to regulate protest —...
The is grounded in the fair-trial guarantees of of the Human Rights Act, which includes the right to defend oneself and to legal aid where necessary to ensure effective participation . Practically thi...
A British journalist who actively encourages or assists crime to generate reporting crosses a legal and ethical minefield: the criminal law can reach acts of encouragement or secondary participation (...