Tag Archives: Law
Bash Back! – No more hell raising
The US state’s final clamp down on the queer anarchist action group The Lansing chapter of the queer anarchists Bash Back! Network have been served a court injunction that permanently prevents them from disrupting religious services anywhere in the United States. The fourteen named individuals are also permanently prohibited from conducting protests on the private [...]
Clause 12 – No justice for some
If David Cameron gets his way on the government’s proposed Sentencing and Legal Aid bill it could have serious repercussions for political activists, radicals and especially those arrested on demonstrations and protests. Under new proposals put forward in his legal reform bill the right to legal representation will cease to be automatic for all those [...]
PC Steve Discombe: Scum Cop
Is this the most despicable man at the Met police? PC Steve Discombe, scum of the earth On the anniversary of the killing of Ian Tomlinson by police at the G20 protests PC Discombe of the notoriously incompetent and unreliable Forward Intelligence Teams (FIT) was supposed to be appearing at Ian Tomlinson’s inquest. Instead a [...]
March 26th: Legal Update
Summary of arrests from March 26th 147 people charged with offences 138 people charged with aggravated trespass in connection with the incident at Fortnum & Mason. Due to appear on various dates at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court (first being 9th May) 3 people charged with criminal damage 2 people charged with assaulting a police [...]
March 26th: Do i have to give the cops my Name and Address?
A brief outline on the legal situation in terms of providing police with personal details that may be useful to protesters during March 26th demo. Here’s the position as we see it (in England and Wales anyhow). You do not have to give your name and address unless under a specific legal obligation (Rice v [...]
Student demonstrations: legal advice
Were you arrested at any of the recent Student demonstrations? Were you either charged with an offence or bailed by the police to return to a police station soon? We know it’s a worrying time and information can be difficult to come by. We also know from previous experience that it can be isolating and [...]
News in brief
A quick look around the news of the day Trade unions The high court has once again intervened to prevent legitimate strike action going ahead. A strike by RMT workers on Docklands light railway has been deemed unlawful by Mr Justice Tugendhat because of a legal technicality despite 162 workers, out of 175 balloted, voting [...]
Terror legislation in turmoil
European court rules UK stop and search terrorism law is illegal Two activists have won a landmark victory in the European courts over the UK police’s use of the controversial anti-terrorism laws to stop and search political activists. On Tuesday 12th January Pennie Quinton and Kevin Gillan won their case against the Metropolitan Police in [...]
