HOUSE
OF LORDS
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SESSION 2006-07
[2006] UKHL 55
on appeal
from [2004] EWCA Civ 1639
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OPINIONS
OF
THE LORDS OF APPEAL
for
judgment IN THE CAUSE
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R (on the application of Laporte) (FC) (Original Appellant and
Cross-respondent) v. Chief
Constable of Gloucestershire (Original Respondent and Cross-appellant)
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Appellate Committee
Lord Bingham of Cornhill
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
Lord Carswell
Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
Lord Mance
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Counsel
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Original Appellant and Cross-respondent:
Ben Emmerson QC
Michael Fordham QC
(Instructed by Bindman
& Partners)
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Original Respondent and Cross-appellant:
Simon Freeland QC
Jeremy Johnson
(Instructed by Gloucestershire
Constabulary Legal Services)
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Interveners
Edward Faulks QC and Simon Readhead QC
(instructed by Thames Valley Police Legal Services) on behalf of The Chief Constable of the Thames Valley
Police
David Pannick QC, John Beggs and Amy Street
(instructed by Director of Legal Services Metropolitan Police) on behalf of
The Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis
Rabinder Singh QC and Jason Coppel on
behalf of Liberty
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Hearing
dates:
23 - 25 October
2006
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on
WEDNESDAY
13 November 2006
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