This appeal was brought by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs («the Foreign Secretary») against a decision of the Divisional Court to include seven short paragraphs in the open version of a judgment, notwithstanding the fact that the Foreign Secretary had started in a number of Public Interest Immunity Certificates that such publication would lead to a real risk of serious harm to the national security of the UK. (ukhumanrightsblog.com)
It is a fundamental aspect of the right to a fair trial that the parties are entitled to disclosure of all relevant evidence, save insofar as public interest immunity applies (Dowsett v United Kingdom (App no 39482 / 98)[2003] ECHR 39482 / 98). (newlawjournal.co.uk)