The claimant a former senior member of the Security Services sought to challenge a decision refusing permission to pulish his memoirs in full. The respondent argues that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal had exclusive jurisdiction. The respondent appealed against a decision saying that the High Court had jurisdiction also.
Held: The appeal succeeded (Rix LJ dissenting)
Judges:
Laws and Dyson LJJ, Rix LJ dissenting
Citations:
[2009] EWCA Civ 24, [2009] 3 WLR 717, [2009] 3 All ER 416, [2009] ACD 39
Links:
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 . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – A, Regina (on The Application of) v B; Regina (A) v Director of Establishments of the Security Service SC 9-Dec-2009
B, a former senior member of the security services wished to publish his memoirs. He was under contractual and statutory obligations of confidentiality. He sought judicial review of a decision not to allow him to publish parts of the book, saying it . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Human Rights, Media, Armed Forces
Updated: 23 July 2022; Ref: scu.293905
