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03 July 2015
Issue: 7659 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Human rights

Liberty v Government Communications Headquarters and others; Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and others; American Civil Liberties Union and others v Government Communications Headquarters and others; and other cases [2015] UKIPTrib 13_77-H_2, [2015] All ER (D) 231 (Jun)

Following previous decisions (see [2014] All ER (D) 156 (Dec) and [2015] All ER (D) 60 (Feb)), the Investigatory Powers Tribunal addressed outstanding issues. It declared that there had been a breach of the rights under Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights of two of the 10 claimants, as the policies of the first respondent (GCHQ) concerning time limits for retention and the procedure for selection of communications for examination had not been followed. As those claimants had not suffered material detriment, damage or prejudice, the determination constituted just satisfaction and no compensation would be awarded.

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NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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