Carter-Ruck at it again. Trafigura Part 2

I wrote about this before here.

It's all about Carter-Ruck trying to protect their client, Trafigura, from being exposed to the limelight in regards to their dumping of Toxic waste in Africa. They originally persuaded the Courts to allow them a super injuction against the Guardian.

This is a dreadfull travesty of justice in trying to prevent the truth coming out. Of course the BBCPravda meekly rolled over.

See the video and make your own mind up.

Oh and do post it on your own Blog.



Oh and bye the way, Carter-Ruck. The blogosphere fucked you last time. We can do it again this time.

Carter Ruck's letter to the Speaker of the House

Here is a letter from Carter Ruck to the Speaker of the house of commons

Tranfigura doc

Read it and make your mind up.

Personally I think they were caught out.

Carter Ruck

Free the Guardian one

The Guardian says this morning that it has been “has been prevented from reporting parliamentary proceedings on legal grounds which appear to call into question privileges guaranteeing free speech established under the 1688 Bill of Rights.” Guido points to this question on the Commons order paper and wonders if it is source to the trouble.

Maybe this:

(update Oct 12, GMT) Following press reportage about dumping off the coast of Africa, Waterson & Hicks, a UK law firm acting for Trafigura, a large London based oil and commodity trader, ordered and received this confidential report (the so-called "Minton report") into toxic dumping practices by its client along and on the Ivory Coast. The report reveals a number of toxic dumping incidents and appears to be the report behind the extraordinary secret October 11, 2009 gagging of the Guardian newspaper. WikiLeaks believes the Guardian was gagged to prevent it reporting the following Parliamentry question:

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) - To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation to protect (a) whistleblowers and (b) press freedom following the injunctions obtained in the High Court by (i) Barclays and Freshfields solicitors on 19 March 2009 on the publication of internal Barclays reports documenting alleged tax avoidance schemes and (ii) Trafigura and Carter-Ruck solicitors on 11 September 2009 on the publication of the Minton report on the alleged dumping of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast, commissioned by Trafigura.[1]

See also Barclays Bank gags Guardian over leaked memos detailing offshore tax scam, 16 Mar 2009.

Update: Carter Ruck have given in. They're living in the past. Best that they learn about bloggers and tweeters.