Stephen Lawrence

• Stephen Lawrence: The Daily Mail can take credit, but it was evidence wot won it
  Posted on January 4, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Despite my previous post, it turns out good things can happen in 2012. It is a qualified good, however, as the convictions of Gary Dobson and David Norris for the murder of Stephen Lawrence in South London in 1993 have taken 18 years and followed one of the most notorious crimes and bungled police operations in living memory. That said, there can hardly be a person in the land who wasn’t relieved to hear that, at last, two of the racist thugs guilty of the killing have been sent down.
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  Tagged: Chris Jefferies, contempt of court, Daily Mail, gary dobson, Levi Bellfield, notorious crimes, Paul Dacre, Stephen Lawrence
• Verdict on The Jury
  Posted on November 15, 2011 by Louise Restell
  I didn’t watch much of ITV’s prime time drama, The Jury, last week. I was bored after the first episode and decided the other four hours required to see it to the end could be better spent. The reviews were mixed. Some reflected my view that it was unimpressive and unrealistic. Others thought it a good yarn with plenty of human interest and twists and turns to keep the viewer intrigued. It probably didn’t matter as far as ratings are concerned as the British public seems to have something of a love affair with crime and courtroom drama.
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  Posted in: Courts, Justice system
  Tagged: contempt of court, courts, jury, Lord Chief Justice, Stephen Lawrence, trial