On Thursday 5 June and Friday 6 June 2014 the High Court will hear an application to require the Metropolitan police to drop their “neither confirm nor deny” (NCND) stance in a case being brought against them over undercover relationships.…
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…
Helen Steel and Harriet Wistrich to speak at public meeting 27 Feb, London
One of the women in this case, Helen Steel, and the solicitor for this case, Harriet Wistrich, will both be speaking at a public meeting is to take place in London on Thursday 27 February 2014. As we announced in…
“I was weak and cruel” says ex-undercover police boss
As Appeal proceedings against the secret court begin in the High Court today, it’s timely to revisit this Channel 4 report, which casts a light on the activities of Bob Lambert, and features an interview with Belinda and campaign solicitor…
Why the Human Rights claims should not go to secret court – legal points
The following is an extract from an earlier post by Harriet Wistrich, solicitor for this case, in which she explained the original Tugendhat judgement. When deciding how to plead the women’s claims, we were aware of the risk that the…