'Britain took another lurch towards 'secret' justice yesterday when a judge ruled that the state can for the first time withhold evidence from people involved in civil cases.The decision means claimants will be left unaware of the evidence the police, Government or security services are using to blacken their name as they contest a case for damages.
Lawyers described Mr Justice Silber's ruling as a 'constitutional outrage' that overturns 'the whole history of the fundamental principle that both sides must be on an equal footing'.
