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24 July 2015
Issue: 7662 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Practice

R (on the application of Sarkandi and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2015] EWCA Civ 687, [2015] All ER (D) 138 (Jul)

The claimants appealed against a declaration, under s 6 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, that their judicial review proceedings were proceedings in which a closed material application might be made to the court. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the appeal, held that the judge had correctly held that the two statutory conditions in s 6(4) and (5) of the Act had been met. In particular, the closed material would be disclosable subject to a public interest immunity claim and an application for public interest immunity would not represent a satisfactory alternative.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

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Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

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NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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