Current Awareness » closed material http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Last-ditch bid to dilute secret courts plan fails – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/last-ditch-bid-to-dilute-secret-courts-plan-fails-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/last-ditch-bid-to-dilute-secret-courts-plan-fails-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:43:54 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82695 “A new generation of secret courts will be established in law within weeks after a last-ditch bid to water down controversial government plans failed in the House of Lords.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/last-ditch-bid-to-dilute-secret-courts-plan-fails-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Justice and Security Bill: The “Secret Courts” Endgame? – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/justice-and-security-bill-the-secret-courts-endgame-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/justice-and-security-bill-the-secret-courts-endgame-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:58:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82655 “Today we will see the beginning of the end of the passage of the Justice and Security Bill through Parliament: the process commonly known as parliamentary ‘ping-pong’.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/justice-and-security-bill-the-secret-courts-endgame-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Lords to vote on restoring safeguards to plan for secret courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/lords-to-vote-on-restoring-safeguards-to-plan-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/lords-to-vote-on-restoring-safeguards-to-plan-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:08:51 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82637 “Peers vote on Tuesday on whether to restore extra safeguards to the justice and security bill – amendments that the government has warned will make the expansion of secret courts unworkable.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/lords-to-vote-on-restoring-safeguards-to-plan-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ken Clarke ‘misled’ parliament over secret courts bill – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ken-clarke-misled-parliament-over-secret-courts-bill-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ken-clarke-misled-parliament-over-secret-courts-bill-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:32:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82622 “Conservative cabinet minister Ken Clarke has been accused of misleading parliament as confusion mounts over the government’s plans to introduce secret courts ahead of this week’s crucial vote in the House of Lords.”

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The Guardian, 24th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ken-clarke-misled-parliament-over-secret-courts-bill-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Lords plan parliamentary ‘ping pong’ to win battle over secret courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/lords-plan-parliamentary-ping-pong-to-win-battle-over-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/lords-plan-parliamentary-ping-pong-to-win-battle-over-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:09:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82598 “Peers intend to change justice and security bill as it shuttles between houses of parliament, government is warned.”

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The Guardian, 21st March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/lords-plan-parliamentary-ping-pong-to-win-battle-over-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Supreme court rules it can examine secret judgements by lower courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/supreme-court-rules-it-can-examine-secret-judgements-by-lower-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/supreme-court-rules-it-can-examine-secret-judgements-by-lower-courts-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:11:56 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82553 “The supreme court has ruled for the first time in its history that it can examine secret judgments given by lower courts.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/supreme-court-rules-it-can-examine-secret-judgements-by-lower-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Supreme Court could use secret evidence in landmark case – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/supreme-court-could-use-secret-evidence-in-landmark-case-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/supreme-court-could-use-secret-evidence-in-landmark-case-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:31:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82474 “The Supreme Court could use secret evidence in a ruling for the first time in a landmark case this week despite previously banning such material from civil courts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/supreme-court-could-use-secret-evidence-in-landmark-case-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Philippe Sands quits Lib Dems in protest at support for secret courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/philippe-sands-quits-lib-dems-in-protest-at-support-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/philippe-sands-quits-lib-dems-in-protest-at-support-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:43:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82372 “The prominent international lawyer Prof Philippe Sands QC has resigned from the Liberal Democrats in protest at the leadership’s support for expanding the use of secret courts.”

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The Guardian, 11th March 2013

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Related link: I’m leaving the Liberal Democrats too

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/philippe-sands-quits-lib-dems-in-protest-at-support-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Britain’s most senior judge takes aim at gender imbalance – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ritains-most-senior-judge-takes-aim-at-gender-imbalance-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ritains-most-senior-judge-takes-aim-at-gender-imbalance-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:08:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82229 “The stereotypical image of judges as male and white may be so deeply entrenched that there could be an ‘unconscious bias’ against women, the United Kingdom’s most senior judge has suggested.”

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The Guardian, 5th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/ritains-most-senior-judge-takes-aim-at-gender-imbalance-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Why secret justice is bad for Britain – Halsbury’s Law Exchange http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/why-secret-justice-is-bad-for-britain-halsburys-law-exchange/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/why-secret-justice-is-bad-for-britain-halsburys-law-exchange/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:02:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82227 “As Parliament prepares to vote on the Justice and Security Bill today, Terry McGuinness outlines why Closed Material Procedures (CMP) are an affront to open justice.”

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 4th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/why-secret-justice-is-bad-for-britain-halsburys-law-exchange/feed/ 0 Secret court hearing plans pushed through by government – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-court-hearing-plans-pushed-through-by-government-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-court-hearing-plans-pushed-through-by-government-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:19:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82222 “The government pushed through its plans for secret court hearings on Monday night, defeating amendments tabled by the Labour frontbench with significant majorities.”

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The Guardian, 4th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-court-hearing-plans-pushed-through-by-government-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Secret courts plan faces Commons vote – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-plan-faces-commons-vote-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-plan-faces-commons-vote-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:09:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82201 “MPs will vote on Monday on the final form of the government’s justice and security bill, which radically expands the use of so-called secret courts.”

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-plan-faces-commons-vote-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Campaigners unite against secret courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/campaigners-unite-against-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/campaigners-unite-against-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:41:17 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82196 “An alliance of more than 100 human rights groups, legal experts and free press campaigners has called on MPs to vote against government plans for ‘secret courts’ – branding them “a charter for cover-ups” that will seriously undermine the principles of British justice.”

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/campaigners-unite-against-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Secret courts: Former top judge Lord Woolf backs government changes – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-former-top-judge-lord-woolf-backs-government-changes-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-former-top-judge-lord-woolf-backs-government-changes-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:22:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82193 “The former head of the judiciary, Lord Woolf, has thrown his support behind plans to allow more civil courts to examine secret intelligence in private.”

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BBC News, 4th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/secret-courts-former-top-judge-lord-woolf-backs-government-changes-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Libyan politician offers to settle UK lawsuit for £3 and an apology – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/libyan-politician-offers-to-settle-uk-lawsuit-for-3-and-an-apology-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/libyan-politician-offers-to-settle-uk-lawsuit-for-3-and-an-apology-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:17:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82192 “A Libyan politician who is suing the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and the British government for damages after being kidnapped and taken to one of Gaddafi’s jails has offered to settle the case for just £3, providing he also receives an unreserved apology.”

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The Guardian, 4th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/libyan-politician-offers-to-settle-uk-lawsuit-for-3-and-an-apology-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Kenneth Clarke’s plans for secret courts savaged by lawyers – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/kenneth-clarkes-plans-for-secret-courts-savaged-by-lawyers-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/kenneth-clarkes-plans-for-secret-courts-savaged-by-lawyers-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:21:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82128 “Controversial government plans to introduce a new generation of secret courts have been dealt a major blow after hundreds of lawyers attacked them as ‘contrary to the rule of law’.”

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The Guardian, 28th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/kenneth-clarkes-plans-for-secret-courts-savaged-by-lawyers-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ken Clarke fights amendments to security bill – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ken-clarke-fights-amendments-to-security-bill-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ken-clarke-fights-amendments-to-security-bill-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:30:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81850 “Judges should be given the ‘maximum amount of discretion’ in deciding whether or not to order a secret court hearing under the justice and security bill, Ken Clarke has told MPs and peers.”

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The Guardian, 12th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ken-clarke-fights-amendments-to-security-bill-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Justice and Security Bill: no balance, no public interest – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/justice-and-security-bill-no-balance-no-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/justice-and-security-bill-no-balance-no-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:12:59 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81549 “The government’s Justice and Security Bill has this week entered a new phase of debate in the House of Commons as it is considered in detail by a 19-member Public Bill Committee over the next month. The critics of this Bill – and there are many – argue that it will make ‘secret justice’ a standard part of our legal process. The latest set of amendments proposed by the government were revealed yesterday and within them lies a crucial and unjustifiable secrecy provision. The significance of the amendments becomes apparent when one looks at how the Bill has progressed so far.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 30th Janaury 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/justice-and-security-bill-no-balance-no-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Secret courts: MPs to begin line-by-line battle over justice and security bill – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/secret-courts-mps-to-begin-line-by-line-battle-over-justice-and-security-bill-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/secret-courts-mps-to-begin-line-by-line-battle-over-justice-and-security-bill-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:03:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81526 “Key amendments to government plans to expand secret courts may have reassured many Liberal Democrats MPs but do not give enough ground to satisfy civil liberties groups.”

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The Guardian, 29th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/secret-courts-mps-to-begin-line-by-line-battle-over-justice-and-security-bill-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Judges given final say on secret justice – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judges-given-final-say-on-secret-justice-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judges-given-final-say-on-secret-justice-daily-telegraph/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:09:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81508 “Judges will decide whether civil cases involving national security can be heard in secret in a climbdown by the Government.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judges-given-final-say-on-secret-justice-daily-telegraph/feed/ 1 Secret courts ‘unjust’ warns Law Society – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/secret-courts-unjust-warns-law-society-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/secret-courts-unjust-warns-law-society-law-societys-gazette/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:02:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81413 “Extending secret courts to ordinary civil justice cases would see the UK ‘stoop to the level of repressive regimes’, the Law Society warns today.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/secret-courts-unjust-warns-law-society-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Treasury presses supreme court to consider secret evidence in bank case – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/treasury-presses-supreme-court-to-consider-secret-evidence-in-bank-case-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/treasury-presses-supreme-court-to-consider-secret-evidence-in-bank-case-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:26:03 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81387 “The Treasury is urging the supreme court to consider secret evidence for the first time when it hears an appeal by an Iranian bank against sanctions imposed on it by the British government.”

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The Guardian, 22nd January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/treasury-presses-supreme-court-to-consider-secret-evidence-in-bank-case-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Torture claim redactions ‘show dangers of secret courts’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/torture-claim-redactions-show-dangers-of-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/torture-claim-redactions-show-dangers-of-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:48:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81169 “Two versions of a highly sensitive military witness statement – initially substantially withheld, then later revealed – illustrate the dangers of government plans to expand secret courts, according to campaigners.”

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The Guardian, 10th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/torture-claim-redactions-show-dangers-of-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ken Clarke fails to rule out need for secret courts in MoD cases – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/ken-clarke-fails-to-rule-out-need-for-secret-courts-in-mod-cases-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/ken-clarke-fails-to-rule-out-need-for-secret-courts-in-mod-cases-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:56:21 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80991 “Secret court hearings could be used when the families of soldiers who die as a result of Ministry of Defence failures pursue compensation claims, the minister responsible for the justice and security bill has admitted.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/ken-clarke-fails-to-rule-out-need-for-secret-courts-in-mod-cases-the-guardian/feed/ 0 UK pays £2.2m to settle Libyan rendition claim – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/uk-pays-2-2m-to-settle-libyan-rendition-claim-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/uk-pays-2-2m-to-settle-libyan-rendition-claim-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:40:52 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80884 “The UK government has agreed to pay £2.2m ($3.5m) to a Libyan dissident and his
family who say MI6 was involved in their illegal rendition.”

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BBC News, 13th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/uk-pays-2-2m-to-settle-libyan-rendition-claim-bbc-news/feed/ 0 David Cameron hints at change of heart in secret courts policy – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/david-cameron-hints-at-change-of-heart-in-secret-courts-policy-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/david-cameron-hints-at-change-of-heart-in-secret-courts-policy-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:59:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80844 “The government could be preparing to back down over whether judges or ministers should have the final say on legal evidence being heard in secret.”

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The Guardian, 11th December 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/david-cameron-hints-at-change-of-heart-in-secret-courts-policy-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Are secret courts one step closer? – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/are-secret-courts-one-step-closer-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/are-secret-courts-one-step-closer-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:14:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80577 “The government’s battle to introduce more secrecy to British courts returns to Parliament on Wednesday – but after a series of heavy defeats for ministers over the issue, are they, in fact, actually winning?”

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BBC News, 28th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/are-secret-courts-one-step-closer-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Secret Courts remixed: any better than the original? – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-remixed-any-better-than-the-original-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-remixed-any-better-than-the-original-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:41:53 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80532 “This coming Wednesday sees the end of the first stage of the Justice and Security Bill’s passage into law. The Bill which would introduce Closed Material Procedures (CMP) – where one side of a case is excluded with his legal team and represented by a security cleared special advocate in cases involving national security – has become widely known as the Secret Courts Bill. Its progress has been closely scrutinised in this blog over the past six months.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-remixed-any-better-than-the-original-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Secret courts suffer humiliating defeat in House of Lords – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-suffer-humiliating-defeat-in-house-of-lords-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-suffer-humiliating-defeat-in-house-of-lords-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:26:06 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80411 “Peers delivered a series of humiliating defeats on Wednesday night to government plans to introduce secret courts.”

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The Guardian, 21st November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-suffer-humiliating-defeat-in-house-of-lords-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Ken Clarke defends ‘secret courts’ proposal – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ken-clarke-defends-secret-courts-proposal-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ken-clarke-defends-secret-courts-proposal-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:31:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80342 “Ken Clarke has defended his proposals to allow judges to hear evidence relating to national security in secret, saying the current law ‘does not work well’ in civil claims.”

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The Guardian, 19th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ken-clarke-defends-secret-courts-proposal-the-guardian/feed/ 0 These plans for secret hearings are unfair and implausible – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/these-plans-for-secret-hearings-are-unfair-and-implausible-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/these-plans-for-secret-hearings-are-unfair-and-implausible-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:35:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80322 “The government wants to use secret evidence to counter claims against it. This would undermine the rule of law.”

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The Guardian, 18th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/these-plans-for-secret-hearings-are-unfair-and-implausible-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Lawyers say Clarke’s justice bill smacks of repressive and undemocratic regimes – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lawyers-say-clarkes-justice-bill-smacks-of-repressive-and-undemocratic-regimes-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lawyers-say-clarkes-justice-bill-smacks-of-repressive-and-undemocratic-regimes-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:26:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80320 “Secret trials and withholding evidence are reminiscent of ‘repressive regimes and undemocratic societies’, the legal profession warns in a letter opposing the government’s justice and security bill.”

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The Guardian, 17th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lawyers-say-clarkes-justice-bill-smacks-of-repressive-and-undemocratic-regimes-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Crucial battle against UK ‘secret courts’ begins in earnest – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/crucial-battle-against-uk-secret-courts-begins-in-earnest-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/crucial-battle-against-uk-secret-courts-begins-in-earnest-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:51:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80258 “The House of Lords on Monday is due to vote on one of the most contentious but important pieces of legislation to come before this parliament.”

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The Guardian, 14th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/crucial-battle-against-uk-secret-courts-begins-in-earnest-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Former MI5 chief General Baroness Manningham-Buller backs proposals for judges to hear intelligence evidence in secret – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/former-mi5-chief-general-baroness-manningham-buller-backs-proposals-for-judges-to-hear-intelligence-evidence-in-secret-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/former-mi5-chief-general-baroness-manningham-buller-backs-proposals-for-judges-to-hear-intelligence-evidence-in-secret-the-independent/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:55:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80247 “Intelligence relationships between the UK and other countries could be ‘seriously jeopardised’ unless judges are allowed to hear evidence in secret, a former MI5 chief has said today.”

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The Independent, 14th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/former-mi5-chief-general-baroness-manningham-buller-backs-proposals-for-judges-to-hear-intelligence-evidence-in-secret-the-independent/feed/ 0 Secret courts plan is radical departure from open justice, says committee – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-plan-is-radical-departure-from-open-justice-says-committee/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-plan-is-radical-departure-from-open-justice-says-committee/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:24:33 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80216 “Secret court hearings should protect only the identity of UK intelligence officers, their sources and security material provided by foreign allies, a critical parliamentary report warns.”

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The Guardian, 13th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-plan-is-radical-departure-from-open-justice-says-committee/feed/ 0 Government says mounting damages claims support case for secret courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-says-mounting-damages-claims-support-case-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-says-mounting-damages-claims-support-case-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:45:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80173 “Seven fresh claims for damages involving highly sensitive national security evidence have been made in the past year, the government has revealed. Three cases have been settled confidentially.”

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The Guardian, 12th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-says-mounting-damages-claims-support-case-for-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Civil liberties stance over secret courts plan too simplistic, says Ken Clarke – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/civil-liberties-stance-over-secret-courts-plan-too-simplistic-says-ken-clarke-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/civil-liberties-stance-over-secret-courts-plan-too-simplistic-says-ken-clarke-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:12:51 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80037 “Civil liberties groups are being too ‘simplistic’ and purist in their opposition to the government’s justice and security bill, Ken Clarke has said.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/civil-liberties-stance-over-secret-courts-plan-too-simplistic-says-ken-clarke-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Secret courts plan may be incompatible with Human Rights Act says watchdog – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-plan-may-be-incompatible-with-human-rights-act-says-watchdog-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-plan-may-be-incompatible-with-human-rights-act-says-watchdog-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:22:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79984 “The government’s plans for a new generation of secret courts faced a fresh setback on Wednesday when its own human rights watchdog warned the proposals could be incompatible with the law”

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The Guardian, 31st October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/secret-courts-plan-may-be-incompatible-with-human-rights-act-says-watchdog-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Watchdog warns over secret hearings – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/watchdog-warns-over-secret-hearings-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/watchdog-warns-over-secret-hearings-the-independent/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:15:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79973 “Government plans to extend the use of secret hearings in courts are not compatible with the Human Rights Act, the equalities watchdog has said.”

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The Independent, 31st October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/watchdog-warns-over-secret-hearings-the-independent/feed/ 0 Ken Clarke hits back over secret courts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/ken-clarke-hits-back-over-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/ken-clarke-hits-back-over-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:10:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79903 “Clarke insists that under the justice and security bill nothing currently heard in open court would be moved to closed court.”

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The Guardian, 26th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/ken-clarke-hits-back-over-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Terror suspects arrested in Somaliland lose UK appeal – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/terror-suspects-arrested-in-somaliland-lose-uk-appeal-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/terror-suspects-arrested-in-somaliland-lose-uk-appeal-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:13:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79756 “Two men accused of being part of a ‘prolific extremist network’ have lost their appeal against control orders.”

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BBC News, 19th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/terror-suspects-arrested-in-somaliland-lose-uk-appeal-bbc-news/feed/ 0 US ‘influenced British government’s decision to introduce secret courts’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/us-influenced-british-governments-decision-to-introduce-secret-courts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/us-influenced-british-governments-decision-to-introduce-secret-courts-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:18:53 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79663 “The US government and its intelligence agencies were influential in the UK government decision to introduce a highly controversial new generation of secret courts, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has told MPs and peers.”

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The Guardian, 16th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/us-influenced-british-governments-decision-to-introduce-secret-courts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 New report heavily critical of secret justice plans ahead of controversial Bill – Amnesty International http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/new-report-heavily-critical-of-secret-justice-plans-ahead-of-controversial-bill-amnesty-international/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/new-report-heavily-critical-of-secret-justice-plans-ahead-of-controversial-bill-amnesty-international/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:08:01 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79574 “The government’s plans for a substantial extension of the use of secret evidence in the justice system have been heavily criticised in a new Amnesty International report published today”

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Amnesty International, 15th October 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/new-report-heavily-critical-of-secret-justice-plans-ahead-of-controversial-bill-amnesty-international/feed/ 0 Government plan for courts to sit in private is rejected – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/government-plan-for-courts-to-sit-in-private-is-rejected-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/government-plan-for-courts-to-sit-in-private-is-rejected-the-independent/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:36:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79252 “The Liberal Democrat leadership suffered an embarrassing defeat last night as activists rejected Government plans to allow some courts to sit in private to hear evidence relating to national security.”

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The Independent, 26th September 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/government-plan-for-courts-to-sit-in-private-is-rejected-the-independent/feed/ 0 Time to untangle the debate over secret courts – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/time-to-untangle-the-debate-over-secret-courts-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/time-to-untangle-the-debate-over-secret-courts-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:43:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79240 “Tomorrow (25 September), Liberal Democrats will debate the Justice and Security Bill and will vote on saying no to the Government’s controversial secret courts proposals. Played in the press as a good opportunity to put clear blue water between the coalition partners, the motion will give a party members a chance to speak out on a Bill which many see as an anathema to the traditional liberal commitment to open, fair and equal access to justice.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th September 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/time-to-untangle-the-debate-over-secret-courts-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Government admits secret courts would protect it from bad publicity – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/government-admits-secret-courts-would-protect-it-from-bad-publicity-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/government-admits-secret-courts-would-protect-it-from-bad-publicity-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:55:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79232 “The government has admitted that a key motive for its plan to expand secret courts is to shield itself politically from charges that Britain has been complicit in the abuse of detainees abroad.”

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The Guardian, 24th September 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/government-admits-secret-courts-would-protect-it-from-bad-publicity-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Secret courts: the essential guide – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/secret-courts-the-essential-guide-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/secret-courts-the-essential-guide-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:08:28 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79224 “Is the justice and security bill a threat to fundamental legal liberties or a necessary veil to protect state secrets? Here’s what you need to know about the expansion of trials behind closed courtroom doors.”

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The Guardian, 25th September 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/secret-courts-the-essential-guide-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Tony Blair’s ‘disastrous’ wars to blame for secret courts, says Ken Clarke – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/tony-blairs-disastrous-wars-to-blame-for-secret-courts-says-ken-clarke-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/tony-blairs-disastrous-wars-to-blame-for-secret-courts-says-ken-clarke-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:07:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79038 “Ken Clarke has blamed Tony Blair’s ‘disastrous war on terror’ for the need to introduce secret courts to protect sensitive intelligence material.”

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The Guardian, 19th September 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/09/tony-blairs-disastrous-wars-to-blame-for-secret-courts-says-ken-clarke-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Secret court proposals compared to superinjunctions – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/secret-court-proposals-compared-to-superinjunctions-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/secret-court-proposals-compared-to-superinjunctions-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:32:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=77680 “The government’s plan to establish a new generation of secret courts has sparked fresh controversy after it emerged that the fact that a hearing is to be held behind closed doors may itself be kept secret.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/08/secret-court-proposals-compared-to-superinjunctions-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Secret court proposals threaten habeas corpus safeguards, charity warns – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/secret-court-proposals-threaten-habeas-corpus-safeguards-charity-warns-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/secret-court-proposals-threaten-habeas-corpus-safeguards-charity-warns-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:46:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=75627 “Suspects could be detained in prison without knowing the reasons if the ancient writ of habeas corpus is trumped by government plans for secret courts, according to civil liberties campaigners.”

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The Guardian, 13th July 2012

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