The Government Communications Headquarters &
Others
Respondents
- and Fourth
Claimant
Amnesty International Limited
- and The Security Service & Others
- and Bytes For All
- and The Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs & Others
Respondents
Fifth Claimant
Respondents
----------------------------------------Mr Matthew Ryder QC, Dr Eric Metcalfe and Mr Edward Craven (instructed by James
Welch of Liberty ) for the First and Third Claimants and Others
Mr Dan Squires and Mr Ben Jaffey (instructed by Bhatt Murphy Solicitors) for the Second
and Fifth Claimants
Ms Kirsty Brimelow QC and Mr Jude Bunting (instructed by Amnesty International Ltd)
for the Fourth Claimant
Mr James Eadie QC, Mr Ben Hooper and Mr Julian Milford (instructed by the Treasury
Solicitor ) for All Respondents
Mr Martin Chamberlain QC and Mr David Manknell (instructed by the Treasury
Solicitor) as Counsel to the Tribunal
Hearing dates: 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18 July, 31 October and 5 December 2014
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Approved Judgment
I direct that pursuant to CPR PD 39A para 6.1 no official shorthand note shall be taken of this
Judgment and that copies of this version as handed down may be treated as authentic.
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MR JUSTICE BURTON