Today lawyers for the 8 women suing the police for intimate relationships with undercover cops have filed an application in the High Court seeking to stop the Metropolitan Police using ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ (NCND) as a cloak of secrecy…
Countering NCND obstruction: the two files of evidence
Two large files of evidence were submitted to the Court to counter the police’s application to have the women’s case struck out. The police then withdrew their application at the last minute. Prior to its withdrawal, the basis of the…
PRESS STATEMENT: Women condemn ongoing police obstructions to legal case
Today’s hearing has closed after a long debate in court over who will have to disclose what information when. The women have just issued this statement via their solicitor, Harriet Wistrich: “In the past 24 hours it has become clear…
Legal Battle Commences – Court Hearing Tues 18 March 2014
We recommend bookmarking this post – we will keeping it updated with links to the latest developments over this hearing. ******************************* Latest updates: The court hearing (18/3/14) has ended – the women have issued a statement here. Before the hearing,…
PRESS RELEASE: Metropolitan police withdraw motion to strike out womens’ case, as legal battle continues
In a surprise move today the solicitors for the Metropolitan Police have withdrawn their application to strike out the case of women who were deceived into intimate relationships with undercover police. The application was the latest in a series of…