David Miliband wants interrogation policy kept secret – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The foreign secretary, David Miliband, told MPs today that he will not allow the public to see the secret interrogation policy that is at the heart of allegations that MI5 has been colluding in the torture of British citizens.”

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The Guardian, 16th June 2009

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Call to publish 1979 death report – BBC News

Posted June 15th, 2009 in demonstrations, disclosure, inquests, news, police by sally

“A campaign group has called on the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson to publish a report into the death of a protester in 1979.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2009

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Privacy rights thwart evidence search in hammer attack lawsuit – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 2nd, 2009 in disclosure, human rights, news, racism, school children by sally

“A school that is being sued for failing to prevent a vicious attack on a pupil does not need to give the victim’s legal team access to a database of pupil misbehaviour because the disclosure would be disproportionate and breach children’s human rights.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2009

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Legal fight for release of terror douments – The Independent

Posted May 26th, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The High Court was urged today to order full disclosure of correspondence from America setting out the Obama administration’s current stance on whether US intelligence outlining its agents’ treatment of former terror detainee Binyam Mohamed should be made public.”

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The Independent, 23rd May 2009

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Torture collusion claims silenced for legal reasons – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Fresh claims about British security service collusion in torture were abruptly silenced today by a parliamentary committee, amid claims that if made public they would cut across an ongoing legal case.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2009

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Iraq inquiry: military police chief ordered before judges – The Guardian

Posted May 15th, 2009 in armed forces, disclosure, Iraq, murder, news by sally

“The government’s most senior lawyer and the head of the military police have been ordered to the high court tomorrow to explain why they have failed to release documents about the aftermath of a fierce gunfight in Iraq when British troops are accused of mutilating and murdering civilians.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2009

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UK judges reopen Guantanamo case – BBC News

Posted May 8th, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The High Court has taken the unusual step of reopening a controversial judgement in the case of the former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed.”

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BBC News, 8th May 2009

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Ucas may drop criminal disclosure rule for students – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2009 in criminal records, disclosure, news, universities by sally

“The university admissions service, Ucas, is considering whether to drop a requirement for students to declare criminal convictions when they apply to university, following a high-profile case exposed by the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 28th April 2009

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David Miliband claims of US threat over torture case ‘slippery’, court told – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2009 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“David Miliband, the foreign secretary, was accused yesterday of seriously misleading high court judges by claiming that the United States would stop sharing crucial intelligence with Britain if they agreed to disclose CIA documents showing how a UK resident was tortured.”

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2009

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Binyam Mohamed challenges secret evidence ruling – The Times

Posted April 23rd, 2009 in disclosure, evidence, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“This week lawyers for Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantánamo detainee, return to court to challenge the ruling that he cannot see secret evidence that, he maintains, is central to his claim to have been subject to torture with the consent of the UK intelligence authorities.”

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The Times, 22nd April 2009

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Binyam Mohamed: MI5 officer gave false evidence in Guantánamo detainee case – The Guardian

Posted April 21st, 2009 in disclosure, evidence, intelligence services, news by sally

“Lawyers for the government have admitted that a senior MI5 officer gave false evidence to the high court in the case of former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Binyam Mohamed.”

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The Guardian, 21st April 2009

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Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service – Times Law Reports

Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service

Court of Appeal

“The Administrative Court did not have jurisdiction to entertain a claim that a public authority proposed to act in a way incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights where the matters brought up were within the purview of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.”

The Times, 6th April 2009

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EDO Corpn v Ultra Electronics Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted April 2nd, 2009 in arbitration, disclosure, law reports, pre-action conduct by sally

EDO Corpn v Ultra Electronics Ltd [2009] EWHC 682 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 114

The procedure for pre-action disclosure provided by s 33(2) of the Supreme Act 1981 was not available to a party where the underlying dispute he might have with the proposed defendant arose out of a contract which required any dispute to be determined by arbitration.”

WLR Daily, 1st April 2009

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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

R (Binyam Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 5) – WLR Daily

Posted March 26th, 2009 in disclosure, judgments, judicial review, law reports, terrorism, torture by sally

R (Binyam Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 5) [2009] EWHC 571 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 110

“Consistent with the interests of open justice and the rule of law, an annex to an earlier judgment of the court, integral to that judgment but previously withheld so as not to prejudice confidential plea bargain negotiations in the United States involving the claimant, should be made public in accordance with the undertaking of the court at the time of that judgment.”

WLR Daily, 25th March 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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High court to deliver ruling on bank’s gag on tax documents – The Guardian

Posted March 19th, 2009 in banking, confidentiality, disclosure, injunctions, news, tax avoidance by sally

“A high court judge is due to rule today on Barclays’ attempt to ban the Guardian from publishing whistleblower documents about the bank’s tax avoidance schemes.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2009

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CPS confirms Gilfoyle notes were kept from defence – The Times

Posted February 27th, 2009 in Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, evidence, murder, news by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) today confirmed that notes showing Eddie Gilfoyle’s wife died at home when her husband was at his workplace were kept from the defence at the time of his trial.”

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The Times, 27th February 2009

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Release Binyam torture data – MP – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2009 in disclosure, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The US government should urgently release details about the treatment of a British resident who alleges he was tortured, a senior Labour MP has said.”

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BBC News, 24th February 2009

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R (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service – WLR Daily

R (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service [2009] EWCA Civ 24; [2009] WLR (D) 63

The Administrative Court did not have jurisdiction to entertain a claim that a public authority proposed to act in a way incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights where the matters brought up were within the purview of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.”

WLR Daily, 19th February 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Miliband faces new ‘torture cover-up’ storm – The Guardian

Posted February 16th, 2009 in disclosure, evidence, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“David Miliband, the foreign secretary, was last night facing fresh pressure over torture allegations after it was revealed that his officials asked the US for help in suppressing crucial evidence.”

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The Guardian, 16th February 2009

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Foreign Office link to torture cover-up – The Guardian

Posted February 16th, 2009 in disclosure, evidence, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The Foreign Office (FCO) solicited the letter from the US State Department that forced British judges to block the disclosure of CIA files documenting the torture of a British resident held in Guantánamo Bay, the Observer can reveal.”

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The Guardian, 15th February 2009

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