UK court quashes conviction of church warden for murder, orders retrial
The Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom has quashed the conviction of Benjamin Field, a former church warden, who was jailed for life for the 2015 murder of university lecturer Peter Farquhar.The court ordered a retrial in the case.Field was originally sentenced in 2019 to a minimum of 36 years in prison after being found guilty of drugging Farquhar with tranquillisers and spiking his whisky to make his death appear accidental or a suicide.The motive was reportedly to inherit Farquhar's estate in Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire.The Criminal Cases Review Commission referred the case to the Court of Appeal under exceptional... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Apr 2026 12:32 LONDON
NSW highest court strikes down anti-protest law introduced after Bondi terror attack
New South Wales' highest court has ruled that an anti-protest law enacted after the Bondi Beach terror attack is unconstitutional.The law had granted police powers to restrict public marches in designated areas for up to three months following terrorist incidents.The Court of Appeal found that the legislation impermissibly burdened the implied constitutional right to freedom of political communication.The ruling came after three activist groups-the Blak Caucus, the Palestine Action Group, and Jews Against the Occupation '48-challenged the law in early January.The law, known as the public assembly restriction declaration (PARD), was used to limit protests in parts of Sydney's central... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Apr 2026 08:33 LONDON
