The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has today handed down its judgment in the case of Christine Lee & Daniel Wilkes -v- The Security Service [2024] UKIPTrib 7.
Jonathan Glasson KC and Jesse Nicholls acted as Counsel to the Tribunal.
The case arises from an Interference Alert (IA) issued in January 2022 by the Security Service to the Parliamentary Security Director of the UK Parliament. The IA asserted that Ms Lee had engaged in the facilitation of donations to political parties, Parliamentarians and others, and that her activities had been affiliated with the Chinese state. The Claimants alleged that the issuing of the IA was unlawful and breached their Convention rights.
The Tribunal has rejected the Claimants’ claims. The judgment is here: https://investigatorypowerstribunal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lee-Wilkes-Investigatory-Powers-Tribunal-judgment-17-December-2024.pdf.
The Tribunal’s press summary of the judgment, including a summary of the reasons for the decision, is here: https://investigatorypowerstribunal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lee-and-Wilkes-v-Security-Service-Press-Summary-IPT-17-December-2024.pdf.