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(1) TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD (2) GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA LTD (3) SOLDIER B (Appellants) v (1) R (2) SOLDIER A (3) SOLDIER C (4) SOLDIER D (5) SOLDIER E (6) SOLDIER F (Respondents) & SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE (Interested Party) (2008)

PUBLISHED October 24, 2008
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[2008] EWCA Crim 2559

The Courts Martial Appeal Court made an order under the Contempt of Court Act 1981 s.11 granting anonymity to five soldiers in proceedings against them for conspiracy to defraud, as there was a real and immediate risk to the lives of two of the soldiers if any one of the five was identified.

CMAC (Latham LJ, Mackay J, King J)

24/10/2008

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