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6 days ago

Police ordered to give reasons in closed court for seizing phone of UK Hamas lawyer | Computer Weekly

North Wales Police has been ordered to disclose the reasons for stopping a UK lawyer who represented Hamas and seizing the contents of mobile phone to closed-door court hearing. Justice Martin Chamberlain said that he did not accept that North Wales Police could simply assert there was a lawful basis for stopping and copying the contents of solicitor Fahad Ansari's phone, without saying what the reason was.
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3 weeks ago

Hamas lawyer challenges police after they seized legal files from phone in Schedule 7 stop | Computer Weekly

A solicitor representing Hamas was detained under Schedule 7 at a UK border, had his work phone seized with privileged material, and seeks judicial review.
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