This morning I wrote to the Solicitors’ Regulatory Authority, asking them to end the practice of solicitors sending libel letters demanding that allegations of wrongdoing are retracted, but insisting that the letters are confidential and cannot be published, or even mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This follows the letters I received from Osborne Clarke, acting for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. More context here<\/a>, and legal background to the bogus “confidentiality” claims here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My letter is below – if you click on the thumbnails they should expand. Alternatively, there’s a PDF here<\/a>1<\/a><\/sup> Embarrassing “without privilege” typo corrected, courtesy of Heather Self<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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