Category: disclosure

Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act – draft regulations – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 27th, 2008 in benefits, disclosure, legal aid, news by sally

“A consultation on draft regulations made under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 regarding the disclosure of information from the Department of Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in order to facilitate the assessment of a defendant’s financial eligibility for legal aid at the magistrates’ court.”

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Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Binyam Mohamed: Profile – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in detention, disclosure, special report, terrorism by sally

“Binyam Mohamed, the last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with an automatic right to return to the UK, faces the death penalty after being charged with terrorism offences by the Pentagon.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Guantánamo Bay detainee wins right to see ‘torture’ files – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2008 in detention, disclosure, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“A British resident being held in Guantánamo Bay today won his high court bid to force British security services to reveal secret information on him.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Secretary of State for the Home Department v British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted August 5th, 2008 in animals, disclosure, experiments, freedom of information, law reports by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and Another

Court of Appeal

“Information supplied by applicants for animal experiment licences was exempt from disclosure under freedom of information provisions if the official in possession of the information knew or had reasonable grounds for believing that it was given in confidence.”

The Times, 5th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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UK Guantanamo man in legal battle – BBC News

Posted July 28th, 2008 in detention, disclosure, evidence, judicial review, news, torture, war crimes by sally

“A British resident held in Guantanamo Bay is to launch a court battle to make the UK government release evidence for his defence.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 24th, 2008 in disclosure, law reports, privilege by sally

West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd [2008] EWHC 1729 (Comm); [2008] WLR (D) 248

“Guidance as to the principles applicable to determining a claim to litigation privilege.”

WLR Daily, 23rd July 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.

Madeleine McCann parents drop court fight as police agree to share records – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2008 in disclosure, missing persons, news, police by sally

“Madeleine McCann’s parents today withdrew their high court request for British police to release documents about the investigation into her disappearance.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Turco and Kingdom of Sweden (supported by Denmark, Finland and The Netherlands) v Council of the European Union (supported by Commission of the European Communities and United Kingdom) – Times Law Reports

Posted July 4th, 2008 in disclosure, EC law, law reports, opinions by sally

Turco and Kingdom of Sweden (supported by Denmark, Finland and The Netherlands) v Council of the European Union (supported by Commission of the European Communities and United Kingdom)

Court of Justice of the European Communities

“There was no principle that the Council of the European Union was entitled automatically to refuse access to opinions of its legal service relating to a legislative process.”

The Times, 4th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Kingdom of Sweden and another v Council of the European Union (Joined Cases C-39 and 52/05P) – WLR Daily

Posted July 3rd, 2008 in disclosure, EC law, law reports, opinions by sally

Kingdom of Sweden and another v Council of the European Union (Joined Cases C-39 and 52/05P); [2008] WLR (D) 215

“The Council of the European Union did not have a general entitlement to refuse all requests by members of the public for access to opinions from its legal service in the context of legislative enactment. The principle of transparency was an overriding public interest capable of prevailing over a statutory reason for refusing access to a document.”

WLR Daily, 2nd July 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.

21/7 ‘obstruction’ case dropped – BBC News

Posted June 26th, 2008 in disclosure, news, terrorism by sally

“Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who was accused of failing to disclose information about one of the attempted 21 July bombers.”

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BBC News, 26th June 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Journalist claims victory in protection of sources ruling – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 24th, 2008 in confidentiality, disclosure, news, police, terrorism by sally

“Police were right to ask a journalist to reveal source material for a book about terrorism but the terms of the order obtained were too wide, the High Court has ruled. Arguments on what the terms of the ‘production order’ should be will be heard this week.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

McCanns make High Court files bid – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2008 in disclosure, news, police by sally

“The parents of Madeleine McCann will ask a High Court judge to order police files on the disappearance of their daughter to be released.”

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BBC News, 23rd June 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woolworths hit with £350,000 market disclosure fine – The Times

Posted June 12th, 2008 in disclosure, financial regulation, news by sally

“Woolworths, the UK retailer, has been fined £350,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for taking too long to disclose sensitive information to the stock market.”

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The Times, 12th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Virgin Media Communications Ltd and others v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and another – WLR Daily

Posted June 11th, 2008 in confidentiality, disclosure, law reports, legal representation by sally

Virgin Media Communications Ltd and others v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and another [2008] EWCA Civ 612; [2008] WLR (D) 183

“It was desirable that a litigant should be free to instruct the lawyer of his choice, particularly if that lawyer were already acting for him and he wished the lawyer to continue to act in a related matter. It was hard to conceive of circumstances where the fact that documents had been disclosed to lawyers acting for a party in one set of proceedings would preclude those lawyers from acting in other proceedings between the same parties.”

WLR Daily, 9th June 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Virgin Media Communications Ltd and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted June 11th, 2008 in confidentiality, disclosure, law reports, legal representation by sally

Virgin Media Communications Ltd and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and Another

Court of Appeal

“It was desirable that a litigant should be free to instruct the lawyer of his choice, particularly if that lawyer was already acting for the litigant who wished him to act in a related manner. It was hard to conceive of circumstances where the fact that documents had been disclosed to lawyers acting for a party in one set of proceedings would preclude those lawyers from acting in other proceedings between the same parties.”

The Times, 11th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Ex-employee must disclose online contacts, rules UK court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 9th, 2008 in confidentiality, disclosure, news by sally

“An ex-employee of recruitment firm Hays has been ordered to disclose details of his profile at social networking site LinkedIn. Mark Ions set up a rival agency and is accused of using LinkedIn to steal clients. He says Hays encouraged his use of the site.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Freedom Of Information: The time has come to end the 30-year rule of disclosure – The Independent

Posted May 30th, 2008 in disclosure, freedom of information by sally

“The Prime Minister has asked the Editor in Chief of Associated Newspapers to chair a review of the 1967 disclosure regime. But, asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, will this lead to greater openness?”

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The Independent, 30th May 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

In re Rottmann (a bankrupt) – WLR Daily

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in bankruptcy, disclosure, law reports by sally

In re Rottmann (a bankrupt) ; [2008] WLR (D) 161

“The court had power to suspend the public examination of a bankrupt pursuant to s 290 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and order the examination to be conducted in private where foreign criminal proceedings had been instituted against the bankrupt.”

WLR Daily, 21st May 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.

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted May 22nd, 2008 in disclosure, expenses, freedom of information, law reports, parliament by sally

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner and Others

Queen’s Bench Division

“Shortcomings in transparency and accountability in the system of paying additional costs allowances to Members of Parliament justified full disclosure of detailed information concerning those payments of their residential expenses.”

The Times, 22nd May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Regina (Edwards and Another) v Environment Agency and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted May 6th, 2008 in appeals, confidentiality, disclosure, judgments, law reports by sally

Regina (Edwards and Another) v Environment Agency and Others

House of Lords

“It was an abuse of the procedure of the House of Lords for legal representatives to seek to reargue the case having been sent in confidence advance copies of draft speeches which the Law Lords proposed to deliver, for the sole purpose of correcting misprints, inadvertent errors of fact or ambiguities of expression.”

The Times, 6th May 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.