Liberty's lawyers' petition against secret courts

19 October 2012

Update for the profession: Liberty has set up a petition against the Government's plans, contained within the Justice and Security Bill, to extend the use of Closed Material Procedures (CMPs) to ordinary civil cases.

In July, the Chairman of the Bar, Michael Todd QC, condemned the Bill in a strongly worded press release, stating that the proposals "threaten to undermine the principle of open justice and make a mockery of our attempts to export the Rule of Law abroad".

Liberty plans to publish the names of signatories to the petition, which can be signed until 2 November. 

For further information, and to sign the petition, please click here.