In a scathing Judgement, published today the Court of Public Opinion and Scrutiny quashed the conviction of the man known as the Devil’s advocate who defended the likes of Saddam Hussein, Ian Brady, Slobodan Milošević, Charles Manson, and other Dictators and high-profile criminals.
It was George Bernard Shaw that wrote the play ‘The Doctors Dilemma’ and A J Cronin the much-read novel The Citadel. They both dealt with the theme involving professional men and the rights of those under their care. Moving to legal themes John Grisham has kept us all amused and intrigued with the likes of The Client, The Pelican Brief, and The Chamber. Again, the theme is one of the professional man and the rights of disclosure regarding those…
In May 1961, after a trial that was held mostly ‘in-camera,’ George Blake was convicted on five counts under s.1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911. Under normal circumstances, the maximum sentence permitted by law would be 14 years. The Lord Chief Justice Parker, however, ruled that each count to which he was convicted would be sentenced consecutively. As a consequence, his sentence was then the longest ever imposed: – 42 years.
New documents found at the Security Services Headquarters now reveal Hitler was a ‘British’ agent. The documents include the testimony of retired intelligence agents which alone offers persuasive evidence.
On 6 August 2005, at approximately 14.20pm, Robin Cook MP died whilst walking with his wife Gaynor in the North West of Scotland. Mr Cook was flown by coastguard helicopter to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, where he was pronounced dead. Gaynor Cook, his wife, has never spoken about the matter to this day despite repeated requests from the media. Tony Blair, the then British Prime Minister, failed to attend the funeral of Robin Cook on the pretext he was…
