PROCEDURE

The case originated in an application (no. 10734/05) against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a British national, Mr A. Mackay, and the British Broadcasting Corporation in Scotland (BBC Scotland) (“the applicants”) on 23 March 2005. Mr Mackay was born in 1954 and lives in Glasgow. When the application was lodged he was working for BBC Scotland as a journalist; he has since retired.

The applicants were represented by Mr A. Bonnington, solicitor-advocate, and subsequently by Ms R. M. M. McInnes, a solicitor for BBC Scotland, assisted by Mr M. S. Jones Q.C., counsel. The United Kingdom Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms H. Upton of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The applicants alleged they were unable to challenge a court order prohibiting reporting of a criminal trial in violation of Articles 6, 10 and 13 of the Convention.

On 26 February 2008 the President of the Chamber to which the case had been allocated decided to give notice of the application to the Government. It was also decided to examine the merits of the application at the same time as its admissibility (Article 29 § 3).

THE FACTS

I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE

On 13 September 2004 two men went on trial in the High Court of Justiciary sitting at Glasgow on charges of importing and supplying controlled drugs. The proceedings were filmed and relayed through a closed-circuit television system to a remote viewing room in the court building. On 23 September 2004, it was discovered that police officers and prosecution staff had been watching the proceedings in the remote viewing room with the risk that defence conversations might have been overheard. When this was brought to the attention of the trial judge on 28 September 2004, he took the decision to desert the trial diet simpliciter since he believed that no fair trial could continue before him. This decision had the effect of bringing the prosecution case to an end resulting in the acquittal of the accused. The desertion simpliciter meant that the accused could not be reindicted.

The same day, the trial judge heard argument from counsel for BBC Scotland before making an interim order under section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 preventing the publication of any report of the proceedings. That order was to become final on 30 September 2004 unless any interested party applied to the court for its recall (quashing) or variation. On 29 September 2004, BBC Scotland appeared before the trial judge and made representations in respect of the order. The trial judge varied the interim order to the effect that publication of any report of the proceedings was prohibited until the completion of any appeal and any further trial. The varied order was to become final on 1 October 2004 unless there was another application to recall or further vary it.

The Crown appealed against the decision of the trial judge to desert the trial diet simpliciter. The appeal was scheduled to be heard by the High Court of Justiciary (sitting as an appeal court in Edinburgh) on 15 February 2005.

In advance of the hearing, BBC Scotland sent a number of letters to the Clerk of the High Court of Justiciary, seeking an opportunity to address the court should an application to prevent publication of any report of the appeal proceedings be made. On 5 February 2005, counsel for BBC Scotland was told verbally by court officials that no opportunity would be made available for it to make representations in court. A further fax asking for a hearing was sent by BBC Scotland the same day. No response was received.

On the morning of 15 February 2005, the High Court of Justiciary, on the unopposed motion of the Crown, made a section 4(2) order prohibiting the publication of a report of any part of the appeal hearing until completion of the appeal. The applicants, in their observations to this Court, maintain that their representative attended the High Court hearing that morning but was not heard. The order made by the High Court was to become final on 17 February 2005 unless an application was made to recall or vary it. The order was posted on the Scottish Courts Service website and circulated to the Scottish media.

On the afternoon of 15 February 2005, BBC Scotland sent another fax to the High Court stating that it wished to be heard on the order as soon as possible. BBC Scotland were then contacted and advised that a hearing would be fixed but not before 18 February 2005. The Government, in their observations to this Court, maintain that BBC Scotland did not challenge that decision. On 18 February, BBC Scotland sent another fax to the High Court advising that a telephone call to their offices would be sufficient to enable them to arrange representation before the High Court within twenty-four hours. The fax also conveyed BBC Scotland's understanding that, if the High Court dismissed the prosecution's appeal, then BBC Scotland would be heard by the court in respect of the section 4(2) order.

The Government maintain that BBC Scotland did not contest the decision not to hold a hearing before 18 February 2005 and, because no application had been made to recall or vary the interim order before 17 February 2005, the interim order became final on 17 February 2005. The applicants maintain that their fax of 15 February 2005 was intended to be an application to recall or vary the interim order; as such, the interim order did not become final on 17 February 2005.

The prosecution's appeal was determined on 24 March 2005. On the basis of further information provided by the prosecution as to who had been watching the trial proceedings in the remote viewing room, the Appeal Court recalled the order of the trial judge and substituted an order for desertion pro loco et tempore, which allowed for the re-indictment of one of the original accused. On the same date, the Appeal Court deferred its consideration of BBC Scotland's application for the recall of the section 4(2) order made on 15 February 2005. On 21 June 2005, the Appeal Court recalled that order.
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17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a6_e33
001-102141_a6_em68
DATETIME
QUASI
24 March 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a6_e34
001-102141_a6_em69
ORG
NO_MASK
Appeal Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a6_e5
001-102141_a6_em70
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland's
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a6_e25
001-102141_a6_em71
DATETIME
QUASI
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a6_e35
001-102141_a6_em72
DATETIME
QUASI
21 June 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a6_e34
001-102141_a6_em73
ORG
NO_MASK
Appeal Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e1
001-102141_a7_em1
CODE
DIRECT
10734/05
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e2
001-102141_a7_em2
ORG
NO_MASK
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e3
001-102141_a7_em3
DEM
NO_MASK
British
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e4
001-102141_a7_em4
PERSON
DIRECT
Mr A. Mackay
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em5
ORG
QUASI
British Broadcasting Corporation in Scotland (BBC Scotland)
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e6
001-102141_a7_em6
DATETIME
QUASI
23 March 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e4
001-102141_a7_em7
PERSON
DIRECT
001-102141_a7_em4
Mr Mackay
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e7
001-102141_a7_em8
DATETIME
QUASI
1954
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e8
001-102141_a7_em9
LOC
QUASI
Glasgow
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em10
ORG
QUASI
001-102141_a7_em5
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e9
001-102141_a7_em11
DEM
NO_MASK
journalist
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e10
001-102141_a7_em12
DEM
NO_MASK
retired
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e11
001-102141_a7_em13
PERSON
QUASI
Mr A. Bonnington
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e12
001-102141_a7_em14
PERSON
QUASI
Ms R. M. M. McInnes
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em15
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e13
001-102141_a7_em16
PERSON
QUASI
Mr M. S. Jones Q.C.
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e14
001-102141_a7_em17
ORG
NO_MASK
United Kingdom Government
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e15
001-102141_a7_em18
PERSON
QUASI
Ms H. Upton
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e16
001-102141_a7_em19
ORG
NO_MASK
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e17
001-102141_a7_em20
DATETIME
QUASI
26 February 2008
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e18
001-102141_a7_em21
DATETIME
NO_MASK
13 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e19
001-102141_a7_em22
QUANTITY
NO_MASK
two men
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em23
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court of Justiciary
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e8
001-102141_a7_em24
LOC
NO_MASK
Glasgow
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e21
001-102141_a7_em25
DATETIME
NO_MASK
23 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e22
001-102141_a7_em26
DATETIME
NO_MASK
28 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em27
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e23
001-102141_a7_em28
DATETIME
NO_MASK
30 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e24
001-102141_a7_em29
DATETIME
QUASI
29 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em30
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e25
001-102141_a7_em31
DATETIME
NO_MASK
1 October 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e26
001-102141_a7_em32
ORG
NO_MASK
Crown
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em33
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court of Justiciary
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e27
001-102141_a7_em34
LOC
NO_MASK
Edinburgh
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e28
001-102141_a7_em35
DATETIME
NO_MASK
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em36
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em37
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court of Justiciary
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e29
001-102141_a7_em38
DATETIME
QUASI
5 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em39
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
correct
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em40
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e28
001-102141_a7_em41
DATETIME
NO_MASK
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
correct
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em42
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court of Justiciary
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
correct
001-102141_a7_e26
001-102141_a7_em43
ORG
NO_MASK
Crown
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em44
ORG
NO_MASK
001-102141_a7_em42
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em45
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e30
001-102141_a7_em46
DATETIME
NO_MASK
17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e31
001-102141_a7_em47
ORG
NO_MASK
Scottish Courts Service
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e32
001-102141_a7_em48
DEM
NO_MASK
Scottish
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
correct
001-102141_a7_e28
001-102141_a7_em49
DATETIME
QUASI
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em50
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em51
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em52
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e33
001-102141_a7_em53
DATETIME
NO_MASK
18 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em54
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e34
001-102141_a7_em55
DATETIME
QUASI
18 February
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em56
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em57
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em58
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e35
001-102141_a7_em59
DATETIME
NO_MASK
twenty-four hours
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em60
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e20
001-102141_a7_em61
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em62
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em63
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e33
001-102141_a7_em64
DATETIME
NO_MASK
18 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e30
001-102141_a7_em65
DATETIME
NO_MASK
17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e30
001-102141_a7_em66
DATETIME
NO_MASK
17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e28
001-102141_a7_em67
DATETIME
NO_MASK
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e30
001-102141_a7_em68
DATETIME
NO_MASK
17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e36
001-102141_a7_em69
DATETIME
NO_MASK
24 March 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e37
001-102141_a7_em70
ORG
NO_MASK
Appeal Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a7_e37
001-102141_a7_em71
ORG
NO_MASK
Appeal Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e5
001-102141_a7_em72
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e28
001-102141_a7_em73
DATETIME
NO_MASK
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e38
001-102141_a7_em74
DATETIME
NO_MASK
21 June 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a7_e37
001-102141_a7_em75
ORG
NO_MASK
Appeal Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e1
001-102141_a8_em1
CODE
DIRECT
10734/05
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a8_e2
001-102141_a8_em2
ORG
NO_MASK
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e3
001-102141_a8_em3
DEM
NO_MASK
British
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e4
001-102141_a8_em4
PERSON
DIRECT
Mr A. Mackay
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e5
001-102141_a8_em5
ORG
QUASI
British Broadcasting Corporation
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e6
001-102141_a8_em6
LOC
QUASI
Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e5
001-102141_a8_em7
ORG
QUASI
001-102141_a8_em5
BBC
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e6
001-102141_a8_em8
LOC
QUASI
Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e7
001-102141_a8_em9
DATETIME
QUASI
23 March 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e4
001-102141_a8_em10
PERSON
DIRECT
001-102141_a8_em4
Mr Mackay
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e8
001-102141_a8_em11
DATETIME
QUASI
1954
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e9
001-102141_a8_em12
LOC
QUASI
Glasgow
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em13
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e11
001-102141_a8_em14
PERSON
QUASI
Mr A. Bonnington
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e12
001-102141_a8_em15
PERSON
QUASI
Ms R. M. M. McInnes
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em16
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e13
001-102141_a8_em17
PERSON
QUASI
Mr M. S. Jones Q.C.
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e14
001-102141_a8_em18
ORG
NO_MASK
United Kingdom Government
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e15
001-102141_a8_em19
PERSON
QUASI
Ms H. Upton
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e16
001-102141_a8_em20
ORG
NO_MASK
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e17
001-102141_a8_em21
DATETIME
QUASI
26 February 2008
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e18
001-102141_a8_em22
DATETIME
QUASI
13 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a8_e19
001-102141_a8_em23
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court of Justiciary
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e9
001-102141_a8_em24
LOC
QUASI
Glasgow
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e20
001-102141_a8_em25
DATETIME
QUASI
23 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e21
001-102141_a8_em26
DATETIME
QUASI
28 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em27
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e22
001-102141_a8_em28
DATETIME
QUASI
30 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e23
001-102141_a8_em29
DATETIME
QUASI
29 September 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em30
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e24
001-102141_a8_em31
DATETIME
QUASI
1 October 2004
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e19
001-102141_a8_em32
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court of Justiciary
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e25
001-102141_a8_em33
LOC
QUASI
Edinburgh
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e26
001-102141_a8_em34
DATETIME
QUASI
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em35
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e19
001-102141_a8_em36
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court of Justiciary
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e27
001-102141_a8_em37
DATETIME
QUASI
5 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em38
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em39
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e26
001-102141_a8_em40
DATETIME
QUASI
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e19
001-102141_a8_em41
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court of Justiciary
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e28
001-102141_a8_em42
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e28
001-102141_a8_em43
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e29
001-102141_a8_em44
DATETIME
QUASI
17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e30
001-102141_a8_em45
ORG
NO_MASK
Scottish Courts Service
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e31
001-102141_a8_em46
DEM
NO_MASK
Scottish
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e26
001-102141_a8_em47
DATETIME
QUASI
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em48
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a8_e28
001-102141_a8_em49
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em50
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e32
001-102141_a8_em51
DATETIME
QUASI
18 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em52
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e33
001-102141_a8_em53
DATETIME
QUASI
18 February
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em54
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e28
001-102141_a8_em55
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e28
001-102141_a8_em56
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e34
001-102141_a8_em57
DATETIME
NO_MASK
twenty-four hours
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
insert
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em58
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e28
001-102141_a8_em59
ORG
NO_MASK
High Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em60
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em61
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e32
001-102141_a8_em62
DATETIME
QUASI
18 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e29
001-102141_a8_em63
DATETIME
QUASI
17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e29
001-102141_a8_em64
DATETIME
QUASI
17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e26
001-102141_a8_em65
DATETIME
QUASI
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e29
001-102141_a8_em66
DATETIME
QUASI
17 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e35
001-102141_a8_em67
DATETIME
QUASI
24 March 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e36
001-102141_a8_em68
ORG
NO_MASK
Appeal Court
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e10
001-102141_a8_em69
ORG
QUASI
BBC Scotland
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e26
001-102141_a8_em70
DATETIME
QUASI
15 February 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e37
001-102141_a8_em71
DATETIME
QUASI
21 June 2005
NOT_CONFIDENTIAL
check
001-102141_a8_e36
001-102141_a8_em72
ORG
NO_MASK
Appeal Court
A. Mackay
GBR
CHAMBER
Task: Annotate the document to anonymise the following person: A. Mackay