Appeal Denied for Protesters re Convictions Under New s 7 Power of the Public Order Act 2023

Appeal Denied for Protesters re Convictions Under New s 7 Power of the Public Order Act 2023

                Following a slow march protest on Earl’s Court Road in London in November 2023, three Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters were convicted of an offence under s 7 Public Order Act 2023 (POA 23).[1] This is the offence of interfering with key national infrastructure – for more information about this offence see here. For the purposes of this protest, […]

The Looming Landmine of s 281(5): Doubling maximum sentences.

The Looming Landmine of s 281(5): Doubling maximum sentences.

What is Section 281(5)? Lurking amongst many criminal offences, ready to be triggered by a commencement regulation, are references to s.281(5) Criminal Justice Act 2003. This section extends the maximum sentence for summary offences, whose previous (or rather current) maximum was 6 months, to 51 weeks. The relevant part reads as follows: (4) Subsection (5) applies to any summary offence […]

How green is Solar Energy compared to fossil fuels?

No energy source is a zero-emission solution. Criticism is sometimes made of renewable energy by claiming that they are not in fact ‘green’ solutions, and contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in different ways. It is true, that whilst solar photovoltaic (PV) installations have minimal impact once installed, they can require high energy input during manufacturing. A unit that is […]

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