“The coroner hearing the inquests for the 52 victims of the July 7 bombings ruled today that she cannot hear top secret intelligence material in closed sessions.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The BBC has been granted a request for its High Court bid to block the Stig from revealing his identity to be heard behind closed doors.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The true explanation for the murder of Gareth Williams, the MI6 codebreaker found dead in a bath, may have to be kept secret even if his killer is found and put on trial, lawyers have warned.”
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Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Media organisations want appeal of Manchester man, who complained that MI5 was complicit in his torture in Pakistan, to be heard in open court.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Denzil Lush, Senior Judge said the Government had failed to anticipate the volume of work that would ‘inundate’ the tribunal that rules on the financial affairs and medical treatment of the elderly and mentally ill, or the ‘burden’ it would place on staff.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Al Rawi and others v Security Service and others [2010] EWCA Civ 482; [2010] WLR (D) 111
“It was not open to a court in England and Wales, in the absence of statutory power to do so or, arguably, agreement between the parties that the case should proceed on such a basis, to order a closed material procedure in respect of the trial of an ordinary civil claim such as a claim for damages for tort or breach of statutory duty.”
WLR Daily, 5th May 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Independent News & Media Ltd and others v A [2010] EWCA Civ 343; [2010] WLR (D) 94
“Hearings held in the Court of Protection would normally be held in private but in certain circumstances the media could be authorised to attend and report proceedings.”
WLR Daily, 12th April 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“A controversial court which hears all of its cases in secret will open its doors to the media from today, following a successful legal challenge by The Independent which was immediately hailed as a ‘hugely important’ victory for transparency.”
The Independent, 1st April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Home Office is attempting to hold an employment tribunal involving the cousin of a convicted terrorist in secret it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government is trying to create a new form of secret trial that would introduce ‘fundamental unfairness’ into the civil law, the court of appeal heard today.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government will attempt today to have a case about torture heard entirely behind closed doors in a move that some lawyers say would extend secrecy to a new area of hearings, overriding ancient principles of English law.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Al Rawi and others v Security Service and others [2009] EWHC 2959 (QB); [2009] WLR (D) 335
It could be lawful and proper for a court to order that a closed material procedure (avoiding disclosure of material contrary to the public interest otherwise than to special advocates) be adopted in a civil claim for damages.
WLR Daily, 19th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Any evidence of MI5 and MI6 involvement in the rendition and torture of Britons now seeking damages must be heard behind closed doors, the government told the high court today (27 October).”
The Guardian, 27th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown will attempt to win over Labour MPs this week by formally announcing an inquiry into the Iraq war. In a move designed to draw a line under the most controversial act of a Labour government, the Prime Minister will announce the investigation into the decision to go to war in 2003 and its protracted and bloody aftermath.”
The Independent, 14th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Yesterday morning I finally walked through a door that used to be marked ‘keep out’. It was an eerie feeling. The guards and clerks at Ipswich County Court were polite, but nervous. One admitted he was a bit shocked by the arrival of two Times journalists. I felt a bit shocked, too — by the banality of the set-up, in contrast to the bitter heartaches it contains.”
The Times, 28th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two men accused of targeting a member of the Royal Family in an alleged gay sex and drugs blackmail plot may be tried behind closed doors.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Thousands of children’s care cases will be heard behind closed doors under proposals from the Lord Chancellor yesterday that extend courts’ powers to exclude the media.”
The Times, 21st June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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