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ECHR Art. 6

Temporary absence of legal advice for terror suspects does not violate Article 6

2016

Ibrahim and others v United Kingdom [GC], App nos. 50541/08, 50571/08, 50573/08, and 40351/09

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ECHR Art. 6, Right to Fair Trial
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European Court finds that inability to cross-examine witness does not result in unfairness

2016

Simon Price v United Kingdom, Application no. 15602/07

The European Court of Human Rights unanimously decided that proceedings which led to the conviction of the applicant for drug trafficking offences did not infringe Article 6.  This was despite the fact that the applicant was unable to cross-examine a key prosecution witness due to his refusal to attend court.

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ECHR Art. 6, European Law, Right to Fair Trial
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Court of Appeal orders release of family court judgment in Ellie Butler murder case

2016

C (A Child) [2016] EWCA Civ 798

The facts were that Ben Butler had been convicted for the murder of his six year-old daughter Ellie in June 2016.  In June 2014 King J had been required to make findings of fact about the case by Sutton Children’s Services who wanted to make a decision on the future of Ellie’s younger sibling.  Following his conviction, media organisations applied for the release of King J’s judgment in the family court. 

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ECHR Art. 6, Right to Fair Trial
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9-year Scottish murder trial was found to have breached human rights

2016

O’Neill and Lauchlan v the United Kingdom (Application Nos. 41516/10 and 75702/13)
 
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that criminal proceedings in the UK ran beyond the reasonable period of time permitted under Article 6 of the ECHR.
 

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Criminal Law, ECHR Art. 6, European Law, Right to Fair Trial
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Excluding first claimant from court while second gave evidence did not breach human rights

2016

Da Costa and another v Sargaco [2016] EWCA Civ 764

In a matter concerning a road traffic claim, the Court of Appeal ruled that in deciding whether Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has been breached, it is necessary to scrutinise very carefully the proceedings as a whole.

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ECHR Art. 6, Right to Fair Trial
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Social media comments prevent defendants from having a fair trial

2016

Ex parte BBC and others [2016] EWCA Crim 12

The BBC together with nine other media organisations appealed against Mr Justice Globe’s reporting restriction on the trial of two teenage girls accused of murdering Angela Wrightson.

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Criminal Law, ECHR Art. 6, Media, Right to Fair Trial
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