Portrays the use of legal confidentiality as a barrier to transparency, raising skepticism about its legitimacy in withholding public information.
The article questions the extent to which legal proceedings justify non-disclosure, citing expert opinion that parliamentary privilege could override such constraints. This frames legal silence as potentially strategic rather than obligatory.
“It raises the question of whether an MP could break a court suppression order or confidentiality requirements of any other act, to answer questions about their legal action.”
