‘Lawyers for the family of the woman who died in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings have claimed the UK government’s refusal to confirm that Sergei Skripal was a spy was like a scene from Alice in Wonderland.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On Tuesday 11 July, the Law Commission’s recommendations on espionage became law as the National Security Act secured Royal Assent.’
Law Commission, 13th July 2023
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘The long-awaited independent inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings will begin in autumn 2024, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin has been convicted of spying for Russia.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th February 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The UK’s proposed national security bill could have a “chilling effect” on investigative journalism because it sets too low a bar on what constitutes spying, the deputy chair of the Telegraph newspapers has warned.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This is the government’s response to the Legislation to Counter State Threats (Hostile State Activity) public consultation.’
Home Office, 12th July 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The UK cannot be “passive in the face of malign covert activity” from hostile states, Home Secretary Priti Patel is expected to say, as she calls on MPs to back “vitally important measures” to overhaul espionage laws and bolster security powers.’
The Independent, 6th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be able to go to the supreme court in the UK to challenge a decision allowing him to be extradited to the US to face espionage charges.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, the high court has ruled as it overturned a judgment earlier this year.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The year began with a legal defeat for an attempt to extradite Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the US, but he has remained in Belmarsh prison pending an appeal.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Boris Johnson’s government is introducing three pieces of legislation that will make human rights violations more likely to occur and less likely to be sanctioned even as averting climate catastrophe depends on these rights, the UN special rapporteur for human rights and the environment has said.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A cursory Google search of employee monitoring tools reveals the breadth of technologies now available for companies to track worker activity. The top results are dominated by advertisements for software with features like keystroke logging, website monitoring, video surveillance and geolocational tracking, all with the goals of keeping managers informed and harnessing productivity. While monitoring employees is hardly a new phenomenon, the interest in such technologies has dramatically increased as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic with the surge of people working from home (WFH). From a legal perspective, the permissibility of these monitoring practices is complex.’
UK Labour Law, 19th May 2021
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
‘In Privacy International & Ors v Secretary of State for Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 330, the Court of Appeal held that the policy which authorises officers of the Security Service (MI5) to run undercover agents who participate in the commission of criminal offences is lawful.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th March 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘MI5’s partially secret policy of allowing agents to participate in serious crimes in pursuit of intelligence was legal, three court of appeal judges have concluded.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Suspected benefit fraudsters in the UK are being subjected to excessive surveillance techniques such as being tailed by government officers or identified in CCTV footage, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Peers have voted to ban spies from committing murder, rape and torture under a controversial new law – three months after MPs refused to bring in the same restrictions.’
The Independent, 13th January 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Tory peers, bishops and crossbenchers could inflict defeat on the government after an outcry over new guidance which allows state agencies to use children as undercover spies as part of the government’s covert intelligence bill.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘MI6 failed to make clear to the foreign secretary that a “high risk agent” operating overseas had probably engaged in “serious criminality” until it was pointed out by an independent regulator last year.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘David Crossland’s whole family died beside him on a holiday flight to Yugoslavia in September 1966. His wife Daphne, and their young children Kevin and Lynne were killed when their plane crashed in woods as it was approaching the airport in Ljubljana. David, who was sitting across the aisle from his wife and children, crawled to safety from the burning wreckage.’
BBC News, 7th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The relatives of dead children whose identities were stolen by undercover police officers have launched legal action against the Metropolitan police over their resulting trauma.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
