The director appealed against a finding that the court did have jurisdiction to determine whether its order preventing a restriction on publication of a book by a former member of the security services had infringed his right of free speech. The director contended that exclusive jurisdiction over such matters had been given to the Security Tribunal.
Held: There were no words to limit the jurisdiction of the tribunal and it had exclusive jurisdiction over the matters it could deal with. The appeal succeeded.
Judges:
Lord Justice Laws, Lord Justice Rix and Lord Justice Dyson
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 10, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 65(2)(a), Human Rights Act 1998 7(1)(a)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – A v B; Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service Admn 4-Jul-2008
The claimant a retired senior officer in the intelligence services wished to publish a book of his memoirs. He was refused permission for his duty of confidentiality, and said that this infringed his human rights. The Director denied his right to . .
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Human Rights, Media
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.332831