Damian Green leaks civil servant sacked – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2009 in news, parliamentary privilege, search & seizure by sally

“Christopher Galley dismissed as junior Home Office civil servant for passing information to Tory Damian Green.”

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The Guardian, 24th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Leak files may be used in court – BBC News

Posted April 8th, 2009 in news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“MPs cannot stop prosecutors in the Home Office leaks case using documents seized from Tory frontbencher Damian Green, the attorney general has warned.”

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BBC News, 7th April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd. – Times Law Reports

Posted May 10th, 2007 in law reports, parliamentary privilege by sally

Privilege survives extra material

Curistan v. Times Newspapers Ltd. 

Queen’s Bench Division

“Where extraneous non-privileged material was contained in an article or report which also contained a report of parliamentary proceedings, that privilege which attached to fair and accurate reports of parliamentary proceedings was not necessarily lost.”

The Times, 10th May 2007

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.

Sunday Times protected by Parliamentary privilege, says High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 27th, 2007 in defamation, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“The Sunday Times did not libel a man accused of ‘association with the IRA’s dirty money’ in an investigation into his business interests, the High Court ruled on Wednesday.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2007

Source: www.out-law.com