Category: parliamentary privilege

Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham – WLR Daily

Posted February 28th, 2014 in defamation, law reports, parliamentary privilege, privilege, public interest by sally

Makudi v Baron Triesman of Tottenham [2014] EWCA Civ 179; [2014] WLR (D) 98

‘Where a claim in defamation was brought against the defendant for repeating at an extra-parliamentary inquiry his evidence before a parliamentary committee, he was immune from the claim, by virtue of article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689, because of the public interest in the evidence and the close nexus between the evidence on the two occasions.’

WLR Daily, 26th February 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Paying the price for speaking freely about FIFA – the Triesman libel proceedings – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted December 9th, 2013 in appeals, constitutional law, defamation, evidence, freedom of expression, inquiries, news, parliamentary privilege, sport by sally

‘The Court of Appeal will soon be delivering judgment in a high-profile clash between the head of Thailand’s football federation, Dato Worawi Makudi, and Lord Triesman, the former chairman of the FA, which raises an issue of high constitutional importance.’

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Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 9th December 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

Should parliament give itself more powers? – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in constitutional reform, freedom of expression, judiciary, news, parliament, parliamentary privilege by tracey

“Should parliament give itself more powers? That’s the intriguing question posed by a paper to be published next week by the Constitution Society, an educational charity established five years ago.”

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hearing Denis MacShane’s expenses letters in court ‘would breach his rights’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 7th, 2012 in expenses, fraud, human rights, news, parliamentary privilege, professional conduct by sally

“Denis MacShane’s letters admitting expenses abuses cannot be used against him in court because it would breach his rights as an MP, parliament’s standards watchdog has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Parliament and the judiciary – Speech by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP

Posted October 29th, 2012 in human rights, judiciary, parliament, parliamentary privilege, speeches by sally

Parliament and the judiciary

Speech by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP

BPP Law School, 25th October 2012

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Ministers consider changes to parliamentary privilege law – BBC News

Posted April 26th, 2012 in consultations, legislation, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“Legal protections enjoyed by MPs are being reviewed and may need to change, the government has said.”

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BBC News, 26th April 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Privacy injunctions to get clean bill of health from parliament – The Guardian

Posted March 26th, 2012 in injunctions, media, news, parliamentary privilege, privacy, public interest by sally

“High court privacy injunctions have been given a clean bill of health by a special committee of MPs and peers which were set up in the fallout of the Ryan Giggs gagging order.”

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Freedom to report on Parliament is not set in stone, warns Attorney General – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 2nd, 2011 in freedom of expression, media, news, parliamentary privilege by tracey

“Journalists could be prosecuted for reporting what is said in parliament, the Government’s top law officer warned on Thursday, putting a 170-year tradition in jeopardy.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Carter-Ruck’s take on the Trafigura story: who guards the Guardian? – Legal Week

Posted October 18th, 2011 in contempt of court, injunctions, media, news, parliamentary privilege, public interest, reports, theft by sally

“In the last three years The Guardian has published over 200 articles relating to Trafigura, the vast majority of which have referred to the ‘super-injunction’ which the company obtained against the newspaper and to Carter-Ruck’s apparent attempts to gag the reporting of Parliament. Despite this saturation coverage, some questions remain unanswered.”

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Legal Week, 17th October 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Injunction remains, High Court rules – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in anonymity, harassment, injunctions, internet, media, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“The High Court has rejected a third attempt to lift an injunction preventing journalists from naming a married footballer who is alleged to have had an extra-marital affair with Imogen Thomas, a former reality television contestant.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judges challenge use of parliamentary privilege – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege, privacy by sally

“The most senior judges in England and Wales veered towards confrontation with parliament on Friday when they challenged the media over reporting statements made by MPs and peers to prise open privacy-protecting injunctions.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Peer raises Fred Goodwin injunction in Lords – BBC News

Posted May 19th, 2011 in banking, injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege, public interest by tracey

“A Lib Dem peer has used Parliamentary rules to reveal more details of the injunction relating to former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin.”

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BBC News, 19th May 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fred Goodwin’s superinjunction text to be studied by MPs – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2011 in injunctions, news, parliament, parliamentary privilege, privacy by sally

“The text of the superinjunction obtained by the banker Sir Fred Goodwin has been handed to the Treasury select committee so that MPs can examine whether it raises public interest issues.”

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The Guardian, 27th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New gagging orders stretch right into the heart of parliament – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, parliamentary privilege, privacy by sally

“The revelation by the Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming of a new breed of ‘hyperinjunction’, which forbids the recipient talking about it to MPs, is one of the most disturbing developments in the contest between legitimate privacy and the need for open justice.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Hyper-injunction’ stops you talking to MP – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 21st, 2011 in health & safety, injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“Voters are being barred from speaking to their MPs under a new generation of gagging orders known as hyper-injunctions, the House of Commons has been told.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sir Fred Goodwin, RBS chief, takes out gagging order – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 11th, 2011 in freedom of expression, injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege, private hearings by sally

“The existence of the injunction was revealed by John Hemming, a back-bench Liberal Democrat MP, during a business debate in the House of Commons yesterday morning. His comments are protected by parliamentary privilege, which means he cannot face court proceedings for revealing the injunction’s existence.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Regina v Chaytor and others – WLR Daily

Posted December 3rd, 2010 in expenses, false accounting, law reports, parliamentary privilege, prosecutions by sally

Regina v Chaytor and others [2010] UKSC 52; [2010] WLR (D) 311

“Parliamentary privilege did not pose any bar to the prosecution of defendants charged with false accounting who, while serving Members of Parliament, made claims for expenses and allowances to the Fees Office of the House of Commons.”

WLR Daily, 2nd December 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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

Boob Job cream manufacturer ‘using libel laws to silence critics’ – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2010 in defamation, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“The company that produces Boob Job cream has been accused of being a ‘charlatan and a bully’ for using libel laws to silence a plastic surgeon who criticised its product.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MPs’ expenses: Judge explains privilege ruling – BBC News

Posted December 1st, 2010 in expenses, news, parliamentary privilege, prosecutions by sally

“Supreme Court President Lord Phillips has said parliamentary privilege does not protect MPs from being prosecuted for ‘ordinary crimes’.”

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BBC News, 1st December 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Supreme Court ruling to see former MPs stand trial over expenses claims – The Lawyer

Posted November 11th, 2010 in expenses, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“The Supreme Court has ruled that three former Labour MPs must face a criminal trial over their expenses claims.”

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The Lawyer, 10th November 2010

Source: www.thelawyer.com