Press Release – 8 October 2013 Claimants fight for human rights cases to be heard in open court, not in secret tribunal Last chance to ensure press and public scrutiny of Mark Kennedy’s police commanders over Human Rights Act abuses, amid judge’s…
Explaining the judgment over secret tribunal by Harriet Wistrich
AKJ and others v The Commissioner of Police and others This summary sets out what the judgment means and what implications it has for the case of the eight women (and others); Harriet Wistrich is solicitor for the eight claimants.…
Outrage as High Court Permits Secrecy over Undercover Policing
The High Court has today granted an application by the Metropolitan Police for a secret hearing over the claims brought against them under the Human Rights Act, arising from undercover officers engaging in intimate long term relationships with women whilst…
Statement condemning the Metropolitan Police’s attempt to have case heard in secret
“The police cannot be permitted to hide behind the cloak of secrecy, when they have been guilty of one of the most intrusive and complete invasions of privacy that can be imagined.” The approach of the Metropolitan Police to the…
Press Release: Met Police try to have Women’s Case Heard in Secret
19 November 2012 Undercover policing legal case: • Metropolitan Police slammed for secret tribunal bid • High Court hearing to start Wednesday 21 November On Wednesday 21 November 2012 at the High Court, the legal action against the Metropolitan Police…