Intelligence agencies go to supreme court over ruling on secret evidence – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2011 in disclosure, evidence, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“MI5 and MI6 will argue in a test case before the supreme court tomorrow that in future no intelligence gathered abroad, even if initially obtained through torture, should ever be disclosed in a British court.”

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2011

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Scotland Yard fights to keep phone-hacking targets a secret – The Independent

Posted January 14th, 2011 in disclosure, interception, news, police, telecommunications by sally

“The Metropolitan Police blocked legal action aimed at identifying all the alleged victims uncovered by its criminal investigation into phone hacking by the News of the World. Documents filed at the High Court in London show that Scotland Yard is resisting a claim for a judicial review of its handling of the case, on the basis that it does not have a public duty to contact everyone brought to the attention of detectives.”

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The Independent, 13th January 2011

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Regina (Guardian News and Media Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily

Posted January 13th, 2011 in disclosure, extradition, freedom of information, law reports, media by sally

Regina (Guardian News and Media Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2010] EWHC 3376 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 349

“Art 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not alter the settled law that the principle of open justice in criminal proceedings did not extend to a right for the press or the public to inspect documents or other exhibits placed before a court during such proceedings, or require the Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 to be interpreted as conferring any right of inspection of written evidence.”

WLR Daily, 12th January 2011

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MI6 chief Sawers: we have nothing to do with torture and rights abuses – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2010 in disclosure, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says that MI6 avoids actions leading to torture – but wants courts banned from disclosing info from service or CIA.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2010

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Improperly obtained documents in divorce proceedings – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 22nd, 2010 in confidentiality, disclosure, divorce, news by sally

“In light of the Court of Appeal’s ­decision in Tchenguiz v Imerman; Imerman v Imerman [2010] EWCA Civ 908, all family lawyers are obliged to reconsider the advice given to clients in respect of ­improperly obtained documents.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 21st October 2010

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Dr Kelly wounds ‘typical of self-inflicted injury’ – The Independent

Posted October 22nd, 2010 in disclosure, inquests, medical records, news, suicide by sally

“Wounds to the body of weapons inspector David Kelly were ‘typical of self-inflicted injury’, according to previously secret medical documents released today.  Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said he was publishing the documents on how Dr Kelly died ‘in the interests of maintaining public confidence in the inquiry into how Dr Kelly came by his death’. Lord Hutton, who conducted the inquiry into Dr Kelly’s death, ruled that the report should remain secret for 70 years, but there were a number of calls for another examination of the case.”

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The Independent, 22nd October 2010

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Regina (Prudential plc and another) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax and another (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and others intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted October 14th, 2010 in disclosure, financial advice, law reports, legal profession, privilege by sally

Regina (Prudential plc and another) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax and another (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and others intervening) [2010] EWCACiv 1094; [2010] WLR (D) 251

“Legal advice privilege applied only to advice given by a member of the legal profession.”

WLR Daily, 13th October 2010

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Court of Appeal confirms limits to legal professional privilege – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 14th, 2010 in disclosure, financial advice, legal profession, news, privilege by sally

“The Court of Appeal today unanimously confirmed that legal professional privilege (LPP) only applies to qualified lawyers – solicitors and barristers. The decision was welcomed by the Law Society as giving certainty to solicitors and their clients.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010

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Legal Ombudsman seeks views on complaints publishing – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 29th, 2010 in complaints, disclosure, law firms, legal ombudsman, news by sally

“A discussion paper issued by the Legal Ombudsman today (28 September) is seeking views on whether it should publish the names of firms when it reports details of consumer complaints.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 28th September 2010

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Blair knew of Guantanamo torture in 2002, lawyers claim – The Independent

Posted September 29th, 2010 in disclosure, documents, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Tony Blair was alerted to allegations of torture involving UK nationals held in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay within months of the ‘War on Terror’ beginning, lawyers claimed yesterday.”

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The Independent, 29th September 2010

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Torture guidance does not breach law, says coalition – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2010 in disclosure, human rights, illegality, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The coalition government appeared to be heading for a clash with the country’s official human rights watchdog today after insisting its newly-published guidance on torture does not breach UK or international law.”

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The Guardian, 27th September 2010

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New government guidance on torture breaches law – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2010 in disclosure, human rights, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The UK’s official human rights watchdog has warned the government that its newly published guidance on torture may be unlawful and open to challenge in the courts.”

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The Guardian, 27th September 2010

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Tribunal orders Government department to release IT contract details – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 24th, 2010 in disclosure, freedom of information, government departments, news, tenders, tribunals by sally

“The Information Tribunal has ordered a Government department to publish most of the till-now withheld details of a major IT contract after ruling that the public interest was served better by disclosure than secrecy.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2010

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Royal pressure ‘led to FoI ban on disclosure of lobbying by Charles’ – The Guardian

Posted September 14th, 2010 in disclosure, freedom of information, news, royal family, tribunals by sally

“Guardian to go to tribunal to gain access to letters to ministers, while Act amendments may mean 20-year block on letters.”

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The Guardian, 13th September 2010

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Met asked to reveal what it knew about NoW hacking of officers’ phones – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2010 in disclosure, inquiries, interception, news, police, telecommunications by sally

“Scotland Yard was tonight under fresh pressure to reveal what it knew about attempts by the News of the World to hack the phones of senior police officers.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2010

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Polo playing dotcom tycoon forced to pay wife £7 million in divorce settlement – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in disclosure, divorce, financial provision, news by sally

“A polo playing dotcom tycoon was ordered by a judge to pay his ex-wife half his £14 million fortune after being accused of ‘flagrant, persistent and consistent” attempts to hide his wealth.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2010

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Quinn Direct Insurance Ltd v The Law Society of England and Wales – WLR Daily

Posted July 16th, 2010 in disclosure, insurance, law reports, privilege, solicitors by sally
“There was no reason to imply into the statutory scheme for the regulation of solicitors any provision or term entitling or obliging the Law Society to produce to a qualifying insurer documents emanating from a firm of solicitors into which it had intervened which were subject to the privilege of a client of the firm. If the client consented or his privilege was impliedly waived by a claim against the solicitor then there was no reason why the Law Society, as it had done, could not produce such documents to the qualifying insurer.”
WLR Daily, 15th July 2010
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Classified documents reveal UK’s role in abuse of its own citizens – The Guardian

Posted July 15th, 2010 in disclosure, documents, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The true extent of the Labour government’s involvement in the illegal abduction and torture of its own citizens after the al-Qaida attacks of September 2001 has been spelled out in stark detail with the disclosure during high court proceedings of a mass of highly classified documents.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2010

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Interrogation guidelines published for the first time – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 7th, 2010 in disclosure, news, torture by sally

“The rules governing the interrogation of prisoners abroad have been published by the government for the first time.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2010

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Child prison restraint rules to be disclosed – The Independent

Posted July 5th, 2010 in children, disclosure, news, prisons, restraint, young offenders by sally

“Child protection groups today welcomed the decision to disclose the contents of a secret manual governing the use of physical restraint in child prisons.”

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The Independent, 5th July 2010

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