“The brother of a pilot falsely accused of involvement in the September 11 terror attacks today fought off a police attempt to overturn a ruling that he is entitled to damages arising out of his own arrest.”
The Independent, 12th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
G v HM Treasury A and Others v Same
Court of Appeal
“Two antiterror Orders in Council made under section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946 to implement Security Council resolutions were lawful and valid, subject to important conditions.”
The Times, 12th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“The government has suffered another defeat in the House of Lords over its counter-terrorism proposals, this time over the use of intercept evidence.”
BBC News, 11th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The radical preacher, Abu Qatada, will appear before immigration judges on Wednesday accused of breaching his strict bail conditions in an attempt to flee Britain.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
G v HM Treasury; A and others v Same [2008] EWCA Civ 1187; [2008] WLR (D) 339
“The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 was lawful and validly made under s 1 of the United Nations Act 1946 provided certain words were severed from art 4(2) so that it required the Treasury to show that it had reasonable grounds for suspecting that the person designated was involved in committing or facilitating terrorism and not merely might be such a person. The Al-Qaida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 was also valid and lawful so long as the designated individual was entitled to a merits based review of his case.”
WLR Daily, 31st October 2008
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.
“The Court of Appeal has ruled the government should be allowed to freeze the assets of suspected terrorists.”
BBC News, 30th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s claims that a national ID card scheme would help prevent terrorist attacks are ‘absolute bunkum’ according to a senior Government security adviser.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: Same v AM; Same v AN; Same v AE
Court of Appeal
“While as much information as possible, without imperilling national security, should be disclosed to a person subject to a control order, it was arguable that there was no irreducible minimum the nondisclosure of which would automatically make a trial unfair.”
The Times, 29th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Tough new measures would prevent those who foster extremism from ever entering the country.”
Home Office, 28th October 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Jacqui Smith today said she was sorry for ‘ruffling feathers’ over plans to increase detention without charge for terror suspects to 42 days but insisted she was more concerned about the safety of the nation.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Measures to ban foreign-born ‘preachers of hate’ and other violent extremists from Britain are to be outlined by Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, today.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In the light of the stance taken by the US government that it would reconsider the intelligence relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom if the court were to make the order sought by the claimant, the appropriate course was to stay proceedings until after the outcome of the forthcoming hearing in the US Federal District Court, in the hope that a means would be found under the United States’ own judicial procedures of securing disclosure of the potentially exculpatory documents to the claimant’s US lawyers and thereby bringing the matter to an early and just resolution.”
WLR Daily, 23rd October 2008
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.
“Five men found guilty of helping the failed July 21 London bombers evade police launched appeals today (22 October).”
The Independent, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal gave guidance on the proper approach to the compatibility with the right to a fair trial in art 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of hearings under s 3(10) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 to determine whether the Secretary of State for the Home Department had reasonable grounds for suspecting the involvement of the controlee in terrorism-related activities.”
WLR Daily, 21st October 2008
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.
“Saying terrorists ‘wish to kill British people anywhere in the world’ the Home Secretary called for greater powers to track down and prosecute terrorists.”
Home Office, 15th Ocotber 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith made the following statement in the House of Commons on October 13, 2008.”
Home Office, 13th October 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Early plans to create a giant ‘Big Brother’ database holding information about every phone call, email and internet visit made in the UK were last night condemned by the Government’s own terrorism watchdog.”
The Independent, 15th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The rejection of Labour’s proposal for detention without charge was a victory for human rights and common sense in parliament.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The threat from terrorism is now ‘at the severe end of severe’ Jacqui Smith said today as she urged opposition parties to back a fresh bill to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tony Blair’s former lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, yesterday dismissed as ‘fanciful’ the government’s argument that the fight against terrorism would be assisted by extending to 42 days the maximum period a suspect can be detained without charge. Leading a cross-party assault on the plan in the House of Lords, which last night overwhelmingly rejected the measure by 309 votes to 118, Falconer said he had decided to vote against his government with a ‘heavy heart’.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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