‘hearing in respect of the claim by Privacy International, the well known NGO, and seven internet service providers, of which Greennet Limited carries on operations in this country and the other Claimants have customers in this country, though their main operations are based abroad. The hearing has been of preliminary issues of law, whose purpose is to establish whether, if the Second Respondent (‘GCHQ’) carries on the activity which is described as CNE (Computer Network Exploitation), which may have affected the Claimants, it has been lawful.’
Judges:
Burton P, Mitting VP JJ
Citations:
[2016] UKIPTrib 14 – 85-CH
Links:
Statutes:
Intelligence Services Act 1994, Computer Misuse Act 1990 1 3 10
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Applied – Liberty (The National Council of Civil Liberties) v The Government Communications Headquarters and Others IPT 5-Dec-2014
The Claimants’ complaints alleged the unlawfulness pursuant to Article 8 (and collaterally Article 10) of the European Convention of Human Rightsof certain assumed activities of the Security Service (also, and colloquially, known as MI5), the Secret . .
Cited – RE v The United Kingdom ECHR 27-Oct-2015
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Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.564196