Category: disclosure

R (Al-Sweady and others) v Secretary of State for Defence (No 2) – WLR Daily

Posted October 6th, 2009 in cross-examination, disclosure, judicial review, law reports by sally

R (Al-Sweady and others) v Secretary of State for Defence (No 2) [2009] EWHC 2387 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 292

“In any judicial review proceedings relating to a case which involved crucial, ‘hard-edged’ questions of fact in light of which it was necessary for the court to allow cross-examination of makers of witness statements on those ‘hard-edged’ questions of fact, it was vital for full disclosure to occur to enable effective and proper cross-examination to take place. That constituted an important exception to the conventional approach in respect of disclosure in judicial review cases and the approach should be similar to that involved in an ordinary Queen’s Bench action.”

WLR Daily, 5th October 2009

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Amro International SA and anr v Financial Services Authority and ors – WLR Daily

Posted September 1st, 2009 in disclosure, financial regulation, law reports, proportionality by sally

Amro International SA and anr v Financial Services Authority and ors; [2009] WLR (D) 288

“Although the purpose of ss 169–172 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 was to facilitate investigation in support of overseas regulators and such co-operation was desirable in order to maintain the regulation of financial markets and banks, the nature of the claim in respect of which the Financial Services Authority’s assistance was sought was of fundamental importance and it was wrong to exercise the powers to aid an investigation into allegations that were not made in that claim. The correct approach was to apply a test of proportionality and the documents required should be properly specified.”

WLR Daily, 28th August 2009

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Charity sues government for details of Afghanistan rendition case – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2009 in Afghanistan, disclosure, news, rendition by sally

“A human rights group began legal action against the government today in a case involving two alleged victims of rendition to Afghanistan who may have been tortured.”

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The Guardian, 17th August 2009

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R (Binyam Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – WLR Daily

Posted August 5th, 2009 in disclosure, law reports, torture by sally

R (Binyam Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2008] EWHC 2048 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 2

“The principles set out by the House of Lords in Norwich Pharmacal Co v Customs and Excise Comrs [1974] AC 133 could be applied in novel circumstances to require the Foreign Secretary to disclose information, specific to the claimant and essential to his defence to serious charges which might carry the death penalty, in confidence to lawyers representing him in proceedings at Guantanamo Bay, given that the conduct of the security service of the United Kingdom had amounted to being involved in arguable wrongdoing by facilitating interviews of the claimant by or on behalf of the United States of America while the claimant had been held unlawfully in incommunicado detention and on his case had been subject to alleged torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment at the hands of the detaining authorities.”

WLR Daily, 3rd August 2009

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High Court revokes control order – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2009 in control orders, disclosure, legal representation, news, terrorism by sally

“The government’s anti-terror strategy has suffered a blow after the High Court revoked the control order of a suspect accused of links to al-Qaeda.”

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BBC News, 31st July 2009

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Hillsborough files to be opened – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2009 in disclosure, health & safety, news, sport by sally

“Families who lost their loved ones in the Hillsborough disaster have renewed hope of a full disclosure after a meeting with the home secretary.”

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BBC News, 29th July 2009

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Binyam claims ‘risk to UK lives’ – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2009 in disclosure, news, torture by sally

“British lives could be endangered if allegations of torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate are published, the High Court has been told.”

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BBC News, 29th July 2009

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Information Tribunal overlooked public interest in legal privilege case, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 24th, 2009 in disclosure, freedom of information, news, public interest, tribunals by sally

“The Information Tribunal misunderstood part of a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request and failed to properly adjudicate other parts of it, the High Court has said. The case must be re-considered by the Tribunal.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd July 2009

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Her Majesty’s Treasury v Information Commissioner – WLR Daily

Posted July 23rd, 2009 in disclosure, freedom of information, law reports, public interest, tribunals by sally

Her Majesty’s Treasury v Information Commissioner [2009] EWHC 1811 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 251

“The convention that law officers’ advice to ministerial departments should not be disclosed without their consent continued to operate after the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, but was subject to the principles of that Act.”

WLR Daily, 22nd July 2009

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R (Al-Sweady and others) v Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Posted July 15th, 2009 in disclosure, human rights, Iraq, law reports, public interest immunity by sally

R (Al-Sweady and others) v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWHC 1687 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 238

“The complete integrity of public interest immunity certificates and the schedules attached to them, signed by ministers of the Crown, was absolutely essential in all cases in which they were put forward. The courts had to be able to have complete confidence in the credibility and reliability of such certificates and schedules. Nothing less was acceptable.”

WLR Daily, 14th July 2009

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Met police chief willing to release Blair Peach report – The Guardian

Posted June 26th, 2009 in demonstrations, disclosure, news, police by sally

“The report on the controversial death of the anti-racist campaigner Blair Peach should finally be published more than 30 years after he died in a demonstration in west London. The commissioner of the Metropolitan police, Sir Paul Stephenson, agreed today that it should be made public after an unanimous call to do so by the Metropolitan Police Authority.”

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The Guardian, 25th June 2009

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Call for publication of ‘police killing’ report – The Independent

Posted June 25th, 2009 in demonstrations, disclosure, news, police by sally

“A secret report into the suspected police killing of an anti-racism campaigner 30 years ago must be published, Sir Paul Stephenson said today.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2009

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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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