Legal Snapshots: Surveillance, secrecy and the State
Recent developments in the law involving surveillance, data, article 8, secret hearings and public interest immunity.
Speakers: Hugh Southey QC, Matrix Chambers and Adam Straw, Doughty Street Chambers
Tuesday 24 September 2013, 6pm – 7.45pm followed by a drinks reception
Holborn Bars, 138-142 Holborn, London, EC1N 2NQ.
We would like to invite you to the above event in association with PALG and INQUEST. Topics to be covered at the event include:
1. Recent developments in the law involving surveillance, the retention and disclosure of data, registration requirements for offenders, and other interferences with article 8. Recent authorities will include R (T) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police & Ors [2013] 1 Cr. App. R 27; and R (Catt) v Association of Chief Police Officers [2013] EWCA Civ 192.
2. Recent developments in public interest immunity applications, and how to tackle the increasing use of PII by the state to defeat claims by the back door. Authorities will include J v. Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis & Ors [2013] EWHC 32 (QB), and how to tackle PII applications by the police; the Alexander Litvinenko inquest; El-Masri v. Macedonia appn no. 39630/09, 13 December 2012 on secrecy in the context of articles 2 and 3; and Bank Mellat v HM Treasury UKSC 2011/0040.
3. The Justice and Security Act 2013 and its implications for those representing claimants against the state.
The seminar will carry one and a half hours of CPD and there is no charge. If you have any special requirements please advise on booking.
Please let us know if you would like to attend by emailing rsvp@matrixlaw.co.uk. Places are limited and will be reserved on a first come first serve basis.
