Merry van Woodenberg acted for the first defendant in an ICO prosecution for the unlawful obtaining and disclosure of data, contrary to the Data Protection Act. Merry was instructed in January 2018 to represent an employee of a claims management company, who was alleged to have passed on unlawfully obtained data contained in a ‘lifestyle […]
The recent decision in Johnson [2019] EWHC 1709 (Admin) has thrown private prosecutions into the spotlight as never before and so it is especially timely that the Private Prosecutors’ Association (‘PPA’) has published the first edition of the Code for Private Prosecutors (the Code’). The Code is essential reading for those contemplating bringing any type […]
Last month’s Divisional Court decision to overturn the issuing of a summons against Mr Boris Johnson may be one of the most high profile decisions in a private prosecution to date. We now have the reasons for that decision, which are of significance for those involved in this field as well as merely newsworthy. By […]
The Queen (on the application of Ayodeji Holloway) and Harrow Crown Court and Adamneet Singh Bhui, Jimneet Singh Bhui and Gurpinder Singh Bhui [2019] EWHC 1731 (Admin) This case is likely to be of significant interest to all practitioners who prosecute or defend private criminal prosecutions. Will appeared for the interested parties in both the Divisional […]
Boris Johnson MP was accused of misconduct in public office arising from his claim that EU membership was costing the UK £350 million a week. Anti-Brexit campaigner Marcus Ball launched a private prosecution and obtained a summons for Mr Johnson to attend court. The District Judge’s decision to issue the summons was overturned by the […]