Hearings
England & Wales
23 Jan 2024 [2024] EWCA Crim 25; [2024] 1 WLR 2760; [2025] 1 All ER 82; [2024] 1 Cr App R 18; [2024] WLR(D) 33, CA (Lady Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill CJ, Warby LJ, Cheema-Grubb J)
R v Casserly (Thomas)
Subject Matter
CRIME — Malicious communication — Grossly offensive — Defendant sending email to town councillor challenging her ability to perform public role — Whether email “grossly offensive” — Whether defendant having “purpose” of causing distress or anxiety — Whether interference with right to freedom of speech proportionate — Whether directions to jury adequate — Malicious Communications Act 1988 (c 27), s 1(1)(b) — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), s 3, Sch 1, Pt I, art 10
[2024] EWCA Crim 25; [2024] 1 WLR 2760; [2025] 1 All ER 82; [2024] 1 Cr App R 18; [2024] WLR(D) 33, CA
Commentary
UK Human Rights Blog
Freedom of expression and offensive political Emails: an important assertion of a fundamental right
Case comment
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Other Offences - Improper Use of Public Electronic Communications Network
B18.28