The credibility and reliability of memory at trial
By Libby Telford The Lighthouse Project When someone is falsely accused of sexually abusing someone years or decades ago, probing the quality and reliability of the accuser’s memory often becomes…
Amber Heard, Michele Dauber, Emily Doe & #MeToo
Recent tweets by Stanford Law Professor and Amber Heard supporter, Michele Dauber, have viciously attacked Johnny Depp’s attorney Camille Vasquez. Dauber accuses Camille Vasquez of sucking up to powerful men…
The Supreme Court Ruling on The New Rules of Evidence In Sexual Assault Trials
Admin: A must-read from Joseph A. Neuberger & Diana Davison on alarming developments in Canadian law (Neuberger & Partners LLP, Toronto Criminal Lawyers) On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court…
Woman jailed for year of lies, false complaints, harassment
22 Jun, 2022 03:48 AM2 minutes to read Nicola Sara Watts at her Christchurch District Court sentencing where a three-year four-month jail term was imposed. “Frankly I have never seen…
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Public are losing faith in police watchdog following wave of scandals including the disastrous VIP child sex abuse inquiry, MPs say
Speaking out: Lady Brittan is seeking justice over the treatment of her husband, the former Home Secretary Leon Brittan, after false allegations were made about him MPs are to call…
Will Prince Andrew call a false-memory expert? Professor who testified for Ghislaine Maxwell thinks he might
Professor Elizabeth Loftus, who testified about the ‘malleability of memories’ for Harvey Weinstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, says the Duke’s team may call a false memory expert in his civil trial…
Innocent: Redcar man accused of sex attacks on two young girls unanimously cleared by jury
A jury unanimously found Richard Gidney ‘not guilty’ to every charge he faced Teeside Live A Redcar man has been found not guilty of raping a young girl and of…
Long Island woman who made false rape claims denied probation reduction
A Connecticut judge denied a request to cut short probation for a Long Island woman convicted of falsely accusing two former Sacred Heart University football players of raping her four…
Defendant collapsed in the dock before being jailed for telling “pack of lies” about her ex-partner
THERE were dramatic scenes at Worcester Crown Court as a defendant, who went on to be jailed on four counts of perverting the course of justice, collapsed in the dock.…
Jailed fantasist Carl Beech ordered to compensate Harvey Proctor
Jailed fantasist Carl Beech will have to hand over his assets of £23,960 to his only living victim, the former MP Harvey Proctor, a judge has ruled. Beech – known…