“Former cabinet minister Tessa Jowell has begun legal proceedings which could see her name added to the list of public figures suing the News of the World for alleged phone hacking.”
The Independent, 18th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A creditor was under a duty to disclose to the surety any contract or other dealing between creditor and debtor which changed the position of the debtor from that which the surety might naturally have expected, but was not under a duty to disclose to the surety other matters relating to the debtor which might be material for the surety to know.”
WLR Daily, 10th March 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
“There was no difference in principle between the ambit of a solicitor’s duty to the court in relation to the conduct and supervision of disclosure of documents and the conduct and supervision of any redaction of disclosable doccuments prior to inspection.”
WLR Daily, 24th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The likelihood of further News of the World (NotW) journalists being dragged into the phone-hacking scandal increased yesterday when a judge ruled that names believed to belong to the paper’s employees should no longer be blanked out on key documents.”
The Independent, 25th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In estimating whether the cost of complying with a request for information would exceed the appropriate limit for the purposes of claiming exemption from the obligation to comply in reliance on section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a public authority was not permitted by regulation 4 of the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 to take account of time which it expected to spend in redacting exempt information from relevant documents before disclosing them to the applicant.”
WLR Daily, 27th January 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“An attempt by MI5 and MI6 to extend courtroom secrecy has led to a legal battle at the supreme court, with lawyers representing former Guantánamo inmates and the media denouncing the proposal as ‘unconstitutional and excessive’.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Save in exceptional circumstances, para 4.2 of the Practice Direction supporting CPR Pt 32 required the deponent of an affidavit to identify the source of the relevant information or belief stated in the affidavit. If the source was a person that person must, save in exceptional circumstances, be identified with sufficient certainty to enable to person against whom the affidavit was directed to investigate the information or belief in accordance with the rules of court or other relevant legal principles.”
WLR Daily, 21st Janaury 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“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
“The Metropolitan Police blocked legal action aimed at identifying all the alleged victims uncovered by its criminal investigation into phone hacking by the News of the World. Documents filed at the High Court in London show that Scotland Yard is resisting a claim for a judicial review of its handling of the case, on the basis that it does not have a public duty to contact everyone brought to the attention of detectives.”
The Independent, 13th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Art 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not alter the settled law that the principle of open justice in criminal proceedings did not extend to a right for the press or the public to inspect documents or other exhibits placed before a court during such proceedings, or require the Criminal Procedure Rules 2010 to be interpreted as conferring any right of inspection of written evidence.”
WLR Daily, 12th January 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“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
“In light of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Tchenguiz v Imerman; Imerman v Imerman [2010] EWCA Civ 908, all family lawyers are obliged to reconsider the advice given to clients in respect of improperly obtained documents.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Wounds to the body of weapons inspector David Kelly were ‘typical of self-inflicted injury’, according to previously secret medical documents released today. Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said he was publishing the documents on how Dr Kelly died ‘in the interests of maintaining public confidence in the inquiry into how Dr Kelly came by his death’. Lord Hutton, who conducted the inquiry into Dr Kelly’s death, ruled that the report should remain secret for 70 years, but there were a number of calls for another examination of the case.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Legal advice privilege applied only to advice given by a member of the legal profession.”
WLR Daily, 13th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The Court of Appeal today unanimously confirmed that legal professional privilege (LPP) only applies to qualified lawyers – solicitors and barristers. The decision was welcomed by the Law Society as giving certainty to solicitors and their clients.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A discussion paper issued by the Legal Ombudsman today (28 September) is seeking views on whether it should publish the names of firms when it reports details of consumer complaints.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.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
“The Information Tribunal has ordered a Government department to publish most of the till-now withheld details of a major IT contract after ruling that the public interest was served better by disclosure than secrecy.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
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