§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Attorney-General what advice the Treasury solicitors offered to potential Government witnesses in the Lorrain Osman case.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Treasury Solicitor was instructed by the Home Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to act for them in connection with civil proceedings in the High Court in London brought by Lorrain Osman for writs of habeas corpus and for judicial review. The Treasury Solicitor assisted with the preparation and filing of affidavit evidence in these and related interlocutory proceedings. The advice given in this connection is protected by legal professional privilege.
The Treasury Solicitor was not involved in, and did not advise in connection with, the criminal proceedings brought in Hong Kong.