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In re Marines A and Others; Guardian News and Media and Other Media v Judge Advocate General: CACD 17 Dec 2013

The defendants were to face trial alleging that whilst serving in Afghanistan, they had committed murder. They had been granted anonymity, but that order was ordered to be lifted. They sought leave to appeal.
Held: The application was rejected. A Courts-Martial Appeal Court does not have a jurisdiction to hear an application for leave to appeal against the lifting of an order prohibiting the identification of parties to proceedings before a Court-Martial.

Judges:

Lord Thomas CJ, Tugendhat, Holroyde JJ

Citations:

[2013] EWCA Crim 2367, [2013] WLR(D) 486

Links:

Bailii, WLRD

Statutes:

Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009, Contempt of Court Act 1981

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Criminal Practice, Armed Forces, Media

Updated: 13 October 2022; Ref: scu.519023

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