Current Awareness » public interest http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 We should have anonymity for people who have been arrested but not charged, says Theresa May – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/we-should-have-anonymity-for-people-who-have-been-arrested-but-not-charged-says-theresa-may-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/we-should-have-anonymity-for-people-who-have-been-arrested-but-not-charged-says-theresa-may-the-independent/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 08:12:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83702 “Criminal suspects who have been arrested should not normally be named until they are charged, the Home Secretary has said.”

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The Independent, 16th May 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/we-should-have-anonymity-for-people-who-have-been-arrested-but-not-charged-says-theresa-may-the-independent/feed/ 0 Stephen Lawrence judges: why we threw out David Norris appeal plea – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stephen-lawrence-judges-why-we-threw-out-david-norris-appeal-plea-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stephen-lawrence-judges-why-we-threw-out-david-norris-appeal-plea-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:18:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83691 “Appeal court justices say conviction was ‘unarguable’ for racist murder of London teenager in 1993.”

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The Guardian, 15th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/stephen-lawrence-judges-why-we-threw-out-david-norris-appeal-plea-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Does the need for sensation justify the public’s right to be informed? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/does-the-need-for-sensation-justify-the-publics-right-to-be-informed-halsburys-law-exchange/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/does-the-need-for-sensation-justify-the-publics-right-to-be-informed-halsburys-law-exchange/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 10:16:33 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83653 “The need for sensation alone has placed Jimmy Tarbuck’s name in the press for being questioned regarding an alleged sexual offence dating back to the 1970s. Jimmy Tarbuck is one of a seemingly never-ending stream of household names being questioned regarding historic sexual offences. Jimmy Tarbuck has merely been questioned. We do not know what the evidence is against him but we know it is insufficient at present to sustain a criminal charge. Why then are we even aware of this story?”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/does-the-need-for-sensation-justify-the-publics-right-to-be-informed-halsburys-law-exchange/feed/ 0 Whistleblowing – what’s in the public interest? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/whistleblowing-whats-in-the-public-interest-halsburys-law-exchange/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/whistleblowing-whats-in-the-public-interest-halsburys-law-exchange/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:10:41 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83644 “Hardly a day goes by without whistleblowing being in the news. Just last month, two police officers were suspended in Cumbria for leaking information to the press about the expenses of an elected Police Commissioner. Last month, the Robert Francis Inquiry published its findings in to the high mortality rates at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, which found a culture of fear and silence throughout the organisation which discouraged staff from raising concerns about patient safety. According to research of the University of Greenwich, 80% of the public feel that whistleblowers should be protected. It seems like we are all agreed that we need more whistleblowers and that they should be protected. But why do we continue to hear about whistleblowers being victimised? As we have seen from the Cumbrian example, should police officers be suspended for raising concerns about the expenses of an elected official? When is whistleblowing in the public interest?”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/whistleblowing-whats-in-the-public-interest-halsburys-law-exchange/feed/ 0 CPS publishes Guidance on Charging Offences arising from Driving Incidents following public consultation – Crown Prosecution service http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cps-publishes-guidance-on-charging-offences-arising-from-driving-incidents-following-public-consultation-crown-prosecution-service/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cps-publishes-guidance-on-charging-offences-arising-from-driving-incidents-following-public-consultation-crown-prosecution-service/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 10:14:14 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83624 “The Crown Prosecution Service has today published its Guidance on Charging Offences arising from Driving Incidents. The two most significant changes from previous guidance concern drivers in emergencies and deaths where the victim is a close friend or relative of the driver.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 9th May 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/cps-publishes-guidance-on-charging-offences-arising-from-driving-incidents-following-public-consultation-crown-prosecution-service/feed/ 0 Lord Falconer to press on assisted dying law – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lord-falconer-to-press-on-assisted-dying-law-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lord-falconer-to-press-on-assisted-dying-law-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 08:46:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83508 “Parliament is to be asked to consider the case for legalising assisted dying for terminally ill patients who have less than six months to live.”

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BBC News, 7th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/lord-falconer-to-press-on-assisted-dying-law-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Defamation Act becomes law, establishes new statutory defences against libel – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/defamation-act-becomes-law-establishes-new-statutory-defences-against-libel-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/defamation-act-becomes-law-establishes-new-statutory-defences-against-libel-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:46:29 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83373 “Changes to libel laws in England and Wales have been implemented after the Defamation Bill received Royal Assent late last week.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/defamation-act-becomes-law-establishes-new-statutory-defences-against-libel-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Strasbourg ties itself in knots over advertising ban – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/strasbourg-ties-itself-in-knots-over-advertising-ban-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/strasbourg-ties-itself-in-knots-over-advertising-ban-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:00:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83200 “In what was a profoundly sad day for democracy, on 22 April 2013 the European Court of Human Rights found in favour of the UK government in a landmark test case concerning a TV advertisement produced by ADI in 2005, and subsequently banned under the Communications Act 2003.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/strasbourg-ties-itself-in-knots-over-advertising-ban-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Whistleblowing charity seeks evidence on effectiveness of current law – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/whistleblowing-charity-seeks-evidence-on-effectiveness-of-current-law-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/whistleblowing-charity-seeks-evidence-on-effectiveness-of-current-law-out-law-com/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:58:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83001 “The national whistleblowing charity has begun a public consultation exercise to help it establish whether the current law and legal protections are fit for purpose.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/whistleblowing-charity-seeks-evidence-on-effectiveness-of-current-law-out-law-com/feed/ 0 That’s Life magazine censured for paying murderer’s sister for her story – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/thats-life-magazine-censured-for-paying-murderers-sister-for-her-story-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/thats-life-magazine-censured-for-paying-murderers-sister-for-her-story-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:50:26 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82887 “Women’s weekly That’s Life has been censured by the Press Complaints Commission for paying the sister of a murderer for her story.”

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The Guardian, 5th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/thats-life-magazine-censured-for-paying-murderers-sister-for-her-story-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Craig Prescott: The Union, Constitutional Change and Constitutional Conventions (and English Regionalism?) – UK Constitutional Law Group http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/craig-prescott-the-union-constitutional-change-and-constitutional-conventions-and-english-regionalism-uk-constitutional-law-group/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/craig-prescott-the-union-constitutional-change-and-constitutional-conventions-and-english-regionalism-uk-constitutional-law-group/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:18:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82826 “Last week, the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee published their report, Do We Need A Constitutional Convention For the UK? (HC 2012-13 371). It is an interesting document, mainly because its very existence shows that the idea of a constitutional convention is becoming more mainstream within Westminster. But the report raises many questions, not all of which are fully answered. The central thrust of the report is that considering the raft of changes made to the constitution since 1997, particularly devolution, ‘it is time to conduct a comprehensive review so that the Union can work well in the future’ (para 111), and that this review should take the form of a ‘constitutional convention to look at the formal constitutional structure of the UK’.”

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/craig-prescott-the-union-constitutional-change-and-constitutional-conventions-and-english-regionalism-uk-constitutional-law-group/feed/ 0 SAS sniper Danny Nightingale retrial to be challenged – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sas-sniper-danny-nightingale-retrial-to-be-challenged-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sas-sniper-danny-nightingale-retrial-to-be-challenged-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:58:52 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82823 “Lawyers for an SAS sniper are to challenge whether it is in the public interest to retry him for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition.”

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BBC News, 2nd April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sas-sniper-danny-nightingale-retrial-to-be-challenged-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Sky News reporter cleared over canoe man email hacking – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/sky-news-reporter-cleared-over-canoe-man-email-hacking-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/sky-news-reporter-cleared-over-canoe-man-email-hacking-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:27:17 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82506 “Sky News correspondent Gerard Tubb will not face prosecution for hacking the email account of ‘canoe man’ John Darwin, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced.”

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The Guardian, 18th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/sky-news-reporter-cleared-over-canoe-man-email-hacking-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Update from the Chairman – The Bar Council http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/update-from-the-chairman-the-bar-council/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/update-from-the-chairman-the-bar-council/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:42:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82482 “These are remarkably difficult times for all the publicly-funded Bar. Whilst there is great concern and unrest at the criminal Bar, civil and family practitioners will see entire practice areas removed from the scope of legal aid in just a few weeks. The Bar Council has to watch and protect the interests of all practitioners.”

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The Bar Council, 15th March 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/update-from-the-chairman-the-bar-council/feed/ 0 The case for the prosecution: independence and the public interest – Speech by the Attorney General http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/the-case-for-the-prosecution-independence-and-the-public-interest-speech-by-the-attorney-general/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/the-case-for-the-prosecution-independence-and-the-public-interest-speech-by-the-attorney-general/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:59:48 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82439 “Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP considers some options for reform of prosecution policy. Originally given at Queen Mary University of London School of Law, 13th March 2013.”

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Attorney-General’s Office, 13th March 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/the-case-for-the-prosecution-independence-and-the-public-interest-speech-by-the-attorney-general/feed/ 0 Bar Council calls for proportionate regulation in response to LSBs Business Plan – The Bar Council http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bar-council-calls-for-proportionate-regulation-in-response-to-lsbs-business-plan-the-bar-council/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bar-council-calls-for-proportionate-regulation-in-response-to-lsbs-business-plan-the-bar-council/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:48:41 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82264 “The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has called for proportionate and financially responsible regulation in its response to the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) draft business plan for 2013-14.”

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The Bar Council, 4th March 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bar-council-calls-for-proportionate-regulation-in-response-to-lsbs-business-plan-the-bar-council/feed/ 0 Open up family court hearings, says senior judge – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/open-up-family-court-hearings-says-senior-judge-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/open-up-family-court-hearings-says-senior-judge-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:59:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82197 “A senior judge has made an important ruling in favour of transparency in the family courts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/open-up-family-court-hearings-says-senior-judge-daily-telegraph/feed/ 1 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

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/kenneth-clarkes-plans-for-secret-courts-savaged-by-lawyers-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Bar Council calls for changes as peers prepare to vote on new CFA and DBA rules – Litigation Futures http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bar-council-calls-for-changes-as-peers-prepare-to-vote-on-new-cfa-and-dba-rules-litigation-futures/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bar-council-calls-for-changes-as-peers-prepare-to-vote-on-new-cfa-and-dba-rules-litigation-futures/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:43:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82069 “The government needs to deal with range of defects in the new rules for conditional fee agreements (CFAs) and damages-based agreements (DBAs), the Bar Council has urged ahead of a debate on them in the House of Lords tomorrow.”

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Litigation Futures, 25th February 2013

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/bar-council-calls-for-changes-as-peers-prepare-to-vote-on-new-cfa-and-dba-rules-litigation-futures/feed/ 0 Lessons from Legal Regulation for Leveson – Legal Services Board http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lessons-from-legal-regulation-for-leveson-legal-services-board/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lessons-from-legal-regulation-for-leveson-legal-services-board/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:44:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82055 Lessons from Legal Regulation for Leveson (PDF)

The Chief Executive speaks at the Regulatory Policy Institutes Hertford Seminar in media regulation post-Leveson.

Legal Services Board, 12th February 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lessons-from-legal-regulation-for-leveson-legal-services-board/feed/ 0 Upper Tribunal issues further decision in Prince Charles’ letters saga – Panopticon http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/upper-tribunal-issues-further-decision-in-prince-charles-letters-saga-panopticon/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/upper-tribunal-issues-further-decision-in-prince-charles-letters-saga-panopticon/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:10:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82047 “In the latest round of the legal and political boxing match that the Evans case has become, the Upper Tribunal (‘UT’), chaired by Walker J, has decided that the government should release its ‘schedules and lists’ of ‘advocacy correspondence’ between Prince Charles and various government departments.”

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Panopticon, 21st February 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/upper-tribunal-issues-further-decision-in-prince-charles-letters-saga-panopticon/feed/ 0 ICO to publish code of practice for the press on personal data processing – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ico-to-publish-code-of-practice-for-the-press-on-personal-data-processing-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ico-to-publish-code-of-practice-for-the-press-on-personal-data-processing-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:04:01 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82044 “The UK’s data protection watchdog has outlined its intention to set new guidelines for journalists on the processing of personal data for the purposes of journalism.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st February 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ico-to-publish-code-of-practice-for-the-press-on-personal-data-processing-out-law-com/feed/ 1 Whistleblowing laws to be overhauled as new claims emerge over NHS trust – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/whistleblowing-laws-to-be-overhauled-as-new-claims-emerge-over-nhs-trust-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/whistleblowing-laws-to-be-overhauled-as-new-claims-emerge-over-nhs-trust-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:35:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81942 “Whistleblowing legislation is to be overhauled and a government consultation held to investigate whether the Public Interest Disclosure Act (Pida) 1998 is failing to protect those who speak out from being victimised, harassed and even sacked by their employers.”

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The Guardian, 15th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/whistleblowing-laws-to-be-overhauled-as-new-claims-emerge-over-nhs-trust-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Shouting is a lawful interrogation technique, says High Court – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/shouting-is-a-lawful-interrogation-technique-says-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/shouting-is-a-lawful-interrogation-technique-says-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:49:02 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81844 “Ali Hussein v Secretary of State for Defence [2013] EWHC 95 (Admin) –
Collins J has dismissed a claim that the MOD’s policy of allowing interrogators to shout at a captured person in order to obtain information is unlawfully oppressive. Not only did the complaint fail but it was denounced as ‘misconceived’ and one which should never have been pursued.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th February 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

 

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/shouting-is-a-lawful-interrogation-technique-says-high-court-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 In the public interest – Speech by Mr Justice Foskett http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-public-interest-speech-by-mr-justice-foskett/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-public-interest-speech-by-mr-justice-foskett/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:49:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81802 In the public interest (PDF)

Speech by Mr Justice Foskett

The ‘Disciplinary Conference’, 8th February 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/in-the-public-interest-speech-by-mr-justice-foskett/feed/ 0 Home secretary Theresa May overhauls extradition laws – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/home-secretary-theresa-may-overhauls-extradition-laws-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/home-secretary-theresa-may-overhauls-extradition-laws-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:13:08 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81706 “The home secretary, Theresa May, is to close the door on future campaigns by those facing extradition such as that waged by the computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, by changing the law.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/home-secretary-theresa-may-overhauls-extradition-laws-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 No anonymity for bankers involved in Libor scandal – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/no-anonymity-for-bankers-involved-in-libor-scandal-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/no-anonymity-for-bankers-involved-in-libor-scandal-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:40:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81545 “The Commercial Court has resisted an application to anonymise those individuals at Barclays involved in the LIBOR scandal.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 30th January 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/no-anonymity-for-bankers-involved-in-libor-scandal-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Judge denies Barclays staff anonymity in Libor case – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judge-denies-barclays-staff-anonymity-in-libor-case-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judge-denies-barclays-staff-anonymity-in-libor-case-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:25:53 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81456 “Barclays has been forced to reveal the identities of more than 100 employees who had been attempting to keep their names out of the public domain ahead of a case involving the alleged manipulation of the Libor rate.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/judge-denies-barclays-staff-anonymity-in-libor-case-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Defendants in Libor-fixing case may be named, court rules – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/defendants-in-libor-fixing-case-may-be-named-court-rules-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/defendants-in-libor-fixing-case-may-be-named-court-rules-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:55:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81364 “More than 100 bankers have failed in a bid to prevent their names being revealed during preliminary hearings of a high court case centred on alleged rigging of the key London interbank offered rate (Libor) by Barclays staff.”

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The Guardian, 21st January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/defendants-in-libor-fixing-case-may-be-named-court-rules-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Patel v General Medical Council – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/patel-v-general-medical-council-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/patel-v-general-medical-council-wlr-daily/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:11:45 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81317 Patel v General Medical Council: [2012] EWHC 3688 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 12

“When considering an application under section 41(A) of the Medical Act 1983 to terminate an 18 months’ suspension order imposed by an Interim Orders Panel, the court was required to give the panel’s decision such weight as in the circumstances of the case it thought fit but was entitled to examine the panel’s reasons with some rigour.”

WLR Daily, 20th December 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/patel-v-general-medical-council-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Identity of social workers may be published following fostering bungle – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/identity-of-social-workers-may-be-published-following-fostering-bungle-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/identity-of-social-workers-may-be-published-following-fostering-bungle-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:30:08 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81232 “Bristol City Council v C and others [2012] EWHC 3748 (Fam). This was an application for a reporting restriction order arising out of care proceedings conducted before the Bristol Family Proceedings Court. The proceedings themselves were relatively straightforward but, in the course of the hearing, information came to light which gave rise to concerns of an ‘unusual nature’, which alerted the interest of the press.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th January 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/identity-of-social-workers-may-be-published-following-fostering-bungle-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Gagging order preventing Sun report on child protection scandal overturned – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/gagging-order-preventing-sun-report-on-child-protection-scandal-overturned-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/gagging-order-preventing-sun-report-on-child-protection-scandal-overturned-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:43:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81149 “The Sun has won a two-month battle to overturn an injunction brought by Bristol City Council that prevented it from reporting details of a child protection scandal.”

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The Guardian, 9th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/gagging-order-preventing-sun-report-on-child-protection-scandal-overturned-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Transworld cancels Lawrence Wright’s Scientology title – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/transworld-cancels-lawrence-wrights-scientology-title-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/transworld-cancels-lawrence-wrights-scientology-title-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:09:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81148 “Lawrence Wright’s UK publishers have dropped his new book Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief after taking legal advice.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/transworld-cancels-lawrence-wrights-scientology-title-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Leveson Inquiry: Public invited to review press code – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/leveson-inquiry-public-invited-to-review-press-code-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/leveson-inquiry-public-invited-to-review-press-code-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:54:54 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80931 “Five lay people will be invited to take part in a review of the newspapers’ code of practice in the wake of the Leveson report into press ethics.”

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BBC News, 15th December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/leveson-inquiry-public-invited-to-review-press-code-bbc-news/feed/ 0 The Court of Protection is subject to unprecedented scrutiny. But there’s still a long way to go – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/the-court-of-protection-is-subject-to-unprecedented-scrutiny-but-theres-still-a-long-way-to-go-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/the-court-of-protection-is-subject-to-unprecedented-scrutiny-but-theres-still-a-long-way-to-go-the-independent/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:27:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80852 “The Independent’s campaign to gain access to the court that deals with Britain’s most vulnerable has made great strides for open justice. Our reporter explains how.”

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The Independent, 12th December 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/the-court-of-protection-is-subject-to-unprecedented-scrutiny-but-theres-still-a-long-way-to-go-the-independent/feed/ 0 Application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/application-to-quash-the-original-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-could-be-made-today-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/application-to-quash-the-original-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-could-be-made-today-the-independent/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:47:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80806 “An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today, the Attorney General’s office said.”

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The Independent, 10th December 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/application-to-quash-the-original-hillsborough-inquest-verdicts-could-be-made-today-the-independent/feed/ 0 Leveson proposes changes to data protection law – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leveson-proposes-changes-to-data-protection-law-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leveson-proposes-changes-to-data-protection-law-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:09:07 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80643 “A journalists’ exemption from data protection laws should only apply when stories are in the public interest and when data processing is ‘necessary for publication’, according to Lord Justice Leveson.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leveson-proposes-changes-to-data-protection-law-out-law-com/feed/ 0 David Cameron statement in response to the Leveson Inquiry report – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/david-cameron-statement-in-response-to-the-leveson-inquiry-report-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/david-cameron-statement-in-response-to-the-leveson-inquiry-report-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:19:14 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80633 “Prime Minister delivered the statement to the House of Commons on the day that Leveson report was published.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/david-cameron-statement-in-response-to-the-leveson-inquiry-report-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Judge attacks ‘genius’ prosecutors after householder confronts yobs with knife – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judge-attacks-genius-prosecutors-after-householder-confronts-yobs-with-knife-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judge-attacks-genius-prosecutors-after-householder-confronts-yobs-with-knife-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:11:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80602 “A senior judge demanded to know which ‘genius’ decided to charge a householder for holding knife while protecting his home despite none of the armed yobs being arrested.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/judge-attacks-genius-prosecutors-after-householder-confronts-yobs-with-knife-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Leveson inquiry: public wants press watchdog backed by law, poll claims – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leveson-inquiry-public-wants-press-watchdog-backed-by-law-poll-claims-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leveson-inquiry-public-wants-press-watchdog-backed-by-law-poll-claims-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:53:05 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80557 “David Cameron is facing a public backlash if he fails to act to rein in the press when Lord Justice Leveson reports on Thursday, according to a poll which finds that 79% are in favour of an independent press regulator established by law.”

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The Guardian, 27th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/leveson-inquiry-public-wants-press-watchdog-backed-by-law-poll-claims-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Update on Freedom of Information – 11 KBW http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/update-on-freedom-of-information-11-kbw/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/update-on-freedom-of-information-11-kbw/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:47:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80539 “This paper focuses on developments in the case law concerning freedom of information over roughly the last 12 months. The number of cases concerning freedom of information being decided has continued to grow at an exponential rate (in part due to successful efforts by the Information Commissioner (‘the IC’) to get on top of the case backlog faced by his office). The Information Rights Tribunal (‘the Tribunal’) website contains the outcomes of over 220 appeals since the beginning of 2012 alone – and the vast majority of these are substantive decisions. There have also been seven Upper Tribunal (‘UT’) decisions, and one decision each from the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.”

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11 KBW, 20th November 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/update-on-freedom-of-information-11-kbw/feed/ 0 In re Press Association – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/in-re-press-association-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/in-re-press-association-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:42:53 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80519 In re Press Association [2012] EWCA Crim 2434; [2012] WLR (D) 343

“The court did not have the power under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 nor under section 1(2) of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 to make an order anonymising the name of a defendant. It was for those responsible for decisions relating to publication to ensure that the provisions which protected the public identification of a complainant in sexual cases were obeyed and they did so, not because there were enjoined to do so by judicial order, but because it was a statutory requirement.”

WLR Daily, 21st November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/in-re-press-association-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Ltd (formerly Viagogo Ltd) (in liquidation) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-rugby-football-union-v-consolidated-information-services-ltd-formerly-viagogo-ltd-in-liquidation-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-rugby-football-union-v-consolidated-information-services-ltd-formerly-viagogo-ltd-in-liquidation-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:40:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80518 The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Ltd (formerly Viagogo Ltd) (in liquidation) [2012] UKSC 55; [2012] WLR (D) 342

“When exercising its discretion as to whether to grant an order for the disclosure of information, which included the disclosure of personal data about identifiable individuals, the court was not confined to weighing the impact of the disclosure on the individuals concerned against the value to the claimant of obtaining the information, but was entitled have regard to other relevant factors including the strong public interest in allowing a claimant to vindicate his legal rights and whether the making of the order would deter similar wrongdoing in the future.”

WLR Daily, 21st November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/the-rugby-football-union-v-consolidated-information-services-ltd-formerly-viagogo-ltd-in-liquidation-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 PCC chair says he has widespread media backing for self-regulation plan – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/pcc-chair-says-he-has-widespread-media-backing-for-self-regulation-plan-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/pcc-chair-says-he-has-widespread-media-backing-for-self-regulation-plan-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:50:03 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80508 “The head of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Lord Hunt, has said there is widespread agreement within the media for a proposed new self-regulation body he is arguing should be introduced in the wake of the Leveson report into press standards, which is published on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 26th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/pcc-chair-says-he-has-widespread-media-backing-for-self-regulation-plan-the-guardian/feed/ 0 A View Across The System: London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association – Speech by Lord Justice Gross http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/a-view-across-the-system-london-common-law-and-commercial-bar-association-speech-by-by-lord-justice-gross/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/a-view-across-the-system-london-common-law-and-commercial-bar-association-speech-by-by-lord-justice-gross/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:04:12 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80486 “” It is a pleasure to be here this evening to deliver the LCLCBA’s annual lecture. It is some time now since I was the chairman of the Association and I am glad to see that under the chairmanship of Michael Kent QC it continues to go from strength to strength. The role played in the development of the profession, and the interests of their members, of specialist Bar Associations, such as the LCLCBA is of immense importance and will continue to be so. I should emphasise that the views I express are my own; I do not purport to speak for the judiciary more generally…”

Full speech

Judiciary of England and Wales, 22nd November 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/a-view-across-the-system-london-common-law-and-commercial-bar-association-speech-by-by-lord-justice-gross/feed/ 0 Hillsborough: Application to quash inquests next month – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-application-to-quash-inquests-next-month-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-application-to-quash-inquests-next-month-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:15:09 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80377 “An application to quash the Hillsborough inquest verdicts will be made next month, the Attorney General has announced.”

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BBC News, 20th November 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/hillsborough-application-to-quash-inquests-next-month-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Abu Qatada: in the public interest – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-in-the-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-in-the-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:40:15 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80294 “You may have heard that the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) decided on Tuesday that Abu Qatada, an alleged terrorist who has been detained for the best part of the last seven years awaiting deportation to his native Jordan, cannot be deported. There would be a real risk, ruled SIAC, that he would face a flagrant denial of justice in his ensuing trial.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th November 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/abu-qatada-in-the-public-interest-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Lord McAlpine case shows need for a public interest defence in libel – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lord-mcalpine-case-shows-need-for-a-public-interest-defence-in-libel-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lord-mcalpine-case-shows-need-for-a-public-interest-defence-in-libel-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:51:13 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80283 “The Newsnight scandal shows that the status quo does very little for defamation victims.”

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The Guardian, 16th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lord-mcalpine-case-shows-need-for-a-public-interest-defence-in-libel-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Lord McAlpine and libel reform – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lord-mcalpine-and-libel-reform-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/lord-mcalpine-and-libel-reform-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:52:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80253 “What the Newsnight debacle can tell us about proposed changes to defamation law.”

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The Guardian, 14th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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