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Miranda’s letter before action 20 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
This is the full text of the letter before action sent by David Miranda to the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police. **Letter sent under CPR 54 Pre-action Protocol for Judicial Review – Respon...
Nine hours in the life of David Miranda 20 Aug 2013 | 02:15 am
Was the nine-hour detention of David Miranda lawful? To answer this, let us start with what we know about the detention.. The official statement of the Metropolitan Police was as follows: At 08:...
On “armchair defendants” and Bradley Manning’s lawyers 15 Aug 2013 | 03:18 am
Today Bradley Manning apologised at the military tribunal – the apology is here. The apology reads as if it was drafted by his defense lawyers: it is not only contrite, but it presses every button...
Can J.K. Rowling sue for breach of confidentiality? 18 Jul 2013 | 11:20 pm
According to news reports, it was a breach of confidence by a lawyer which led to JK Rowling being identified as the real author of a thriller by “Robert Galbraith”. She is also reported to not be ha...
Jack of Kent round-up – 18 July 2013: criminal legal aid and equal marriage 18 Jul 2013 | 11:50 am
This is the latest in an occasional series of round-ups of interesting links on law and policy. It does not pretend to be comprehensive and it only reflects what interests me and what I have read. ...
The Attorney-General’s Remarkable Letter 21 Jun 2013 | 03:41 am
Dominic Grieve QC MP is the Attorney-General – the government’s chief law officer – and he has written a most remarkable letter (pdf) in reply to a letter from a number of barristers concerned about t...
Jack of Kent round-up – 19 June 2013 19 Jun 2013 | 01:59 pm
This is the fourth in an occasional series of round-ups of interesting links on law and policy. It does not pretend to be comprehensive and only reflects what interests me and what I have read. The...
Jack of Kent round-up – 18 June 2013 18 Jun 2013 | 12:15 pm
This is the third in an occasional series of round-ups of interesting links on law and policy. It does not pretend to be comprehensive and only reflects what interests me and what I have read. The ...
Jack of Kent round-up – 17 June 2013 17 Jun 2013 | 11:28 am
The second in an occasional series of round-ups (or rounds-up?) of updates on interesting links on law and policy. Yesterday’s update is here. Spying and surveillance Two sceptical posts on last we...
Jack of Kent round-up – 16 June 2013 16 Jun 2013 | 02:03 pm
The first of an occasional series of round-ups. Criminal legal aid The UK government’s proposals for criminal legal aid are daft and dangerous. However, getting these concerns out to the wider pub...
