“Lawyers for families of those killed in the 7/7 bombings suggest MI5 is trying to ‘gag’ justice by restricting the verdicts of the inquest into the attacks.”
The Independent, 17th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Proposals by MI5 and MI6 to extend courtroom secrecy to civil trials would unfairly restrict the right of the media to act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the public, the supreme court heard today (25 January).”
The Guardian, 25th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“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.”
The Guardian, 23rd January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former senior KGB agent is suing MI5 over invasion of his privacy, alleging his family members were victims of a campaign of harassment and unlawful surveillance.”
The Independent, 6th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The British government faces a legal challenge over allegations it was complicit in the torture of Bangladeshi MP Salauddin Chowdhury, who was arrested by the country’s security forces earlier this month.”
The Guardian, 31st December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man convicted of serious terrorism offences is to launch an appeal against his conviction today on the grounds that the British government was complicit in the torture he suffered before being put on trial.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has lost her legal attempt to force the coroner for the 7 July inquests to hold some sessions in secret.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped its investigation into an MI5 officer accused of complicity in the mistreatment of Binyam Mohamed.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Compensation payments and legal costs for 16 British citizens and residents who claim they were tortured at Guantanamo Bay could leave the Government footing a bill of up to £30m.”
The Independent, 17th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
National Security and the Courts (PDF)
Speech by The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Gross
Royal United Services Institute, 16th November 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The government will announce today that it will pay millions of pounds in compensation to former Guantánamo Bay detainees following weeks of negotiations between lawyers for the government and the former prisoners.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The scrapping of control orders for terror suspects moved a step closer last night when the security services appeared to dramatically soften their support for the controversial measures.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The coroner hearing the inquests for the 52 victims of the July 7 bombings ruled today that she cannot hear top secret intelligence material in closed sessions.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says that MI6 avoids actions leading to torture – but wants courts banned from disclosing info from service or CIA.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“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.”
The Independent, 29th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“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.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“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.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An independent review is to be conducted into the crash of an RAF Chinook on the Mull of Kintyre which killed 25 senior intelligence officers and the aircraft crew, the government has announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“But Houghton, 25, will be released almost immediately because he has already served half the term while on remand. The software engineer from Hoxton, east London, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Official Secrets Act at an earlier hearing.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The true explanation for the murder of Gareth Williams, the MI6 codebreaker found dead in a bath, may have to be kept secret even if his killer is found and put on trial, lawyers have warned.”
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Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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