Adam Wagner KC
@AdamWagner1
Barrister @DoughtyStreet. Chair @EachOtherUK. Visiting Prof @GoldsmithsUoL. Author #EmergencyState. Views my own not of Doughty Street Chambers.
Parliamentarians call for immediate and unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas and for hostage envoy to be appointed The UK's Foreign Affairs Select Committee's Report on the Israel-Palestine conflict (committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…) has been published today. I gave evidence…
An important judgment from the Supreme Court overturning LIBOR-rigging convictions: supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2… Supreme Court clearly not pleased with Court of Appeal for repeatedly turning down the point which eventually won the day. One point which I am interested to hear…
Wonderful interview on Radio 4 Today earlier - from 2:37:00 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Mazal Tov to Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch MBE, who is celebrating her 100th bithday today! Please send her your birthday wishes on this very special birthday.
All of this is correct - as I think Lord Wolfson accepts (implicitly at least), the Official Secrets Act could not be enforced (nor could any criminal sanction) against a Member of Parliament for something they said in the Parliamentary chamber, because of section 9 of the Bill…
As the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege (selectively quoted by @ZiaYusufUK) said in the very first sentence “The privilege of freedom of speech in Parliament places a corresponding duty on every member to use the freedom responsibly". Article 9 of the Bill of Rights…
An important judgment on police impartiality linkedin.com/posts/adam-wag…
What an extraordinary legal and human story linkedin.com/posts/adam-wag…
My client, Ian McGrail, the former Commissioner of the Royal Gibraltar Police, has asked the police to investigate an alleged secret government scheme which appears to have paid out over £1m to police officers in "golden handshakes" many of whom later went on to give critical…
Rightly so. Aggressive and in my view threatening
Chambers distances itself from barrister over aggressive tweets zurl.co/45xUA
It is unfortunate that more priority is not being placed on this: "hopes to appoint... by the end of the year" sounds like it could be quite a while. Sharone Lifschitz, Stephen Brisley, Adam Rose and I gave evidence on this to @HostageAPPG a week ago: linkedin.com/posts/adam-wag…
Lammy says he hopes to appoint a special envoy for hostages by the end of the year (he will call it something incomprehensible to keep diplomats happy) Says it is important to have the right figure that commands the respect of families. PS (me) Jesus wept - There are not many…
This morning, I gave evidence to the All Parliamentary Group on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs (@HostageAPPG), alongside Steve Brisley, Sharone Lifschitz and Adam Rose. We focused on: 1. The lack of an immediate process in place to provide support for British families…
Tomorrow, Sharone Lifschitz, Stephen Brisley, Adam Rose and I will be giving evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Taking. The hearing will not be broadcast but it is possible to attend in person, details below: The All Party…