Duncan Ouseley

Duncan Brian Walter Ouseley, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Ouseley,^[1] is a High Court judge in England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division. He is notable for involvement in many legal cases reported in the British press.^[2]

His judgements have included rejecting appeals by suspected international terrorists against indefinite detention;^[3] a view overturned in 2004, when the House of Lords ruled that it violates the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights.^[4]

As a QC, Ouseley represented the Chief Adjudication Officer for Social Security Administration.^[5]

In 2002, in the case Theakston v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd, TV presenter Jamie Theakston, sought an injunction against The Sunday People claiming publication of details of his visit to a brothel infringed his right to privacy under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Refusing to impose the injunction, Ouseley ruled "It is not inherent in the nature of a brothel that all or anything that transpires within is confidential.^{[6] [7]}

References

1. ^ Debtrett's
2. ^ Foley, Stephen. The Independent "Cost of mis-selling scandal will keep growing the longer that banks dig in" 21 April 2011
3. ^ Walker, Christopher. The Times 30 October 2003 "Ten terrorism suspects facing life in prison"
4. ^ Human Rights Watch article
5. ^ Law report, The Times 18 June 1992: "Days of increment for wife's pension"
6. ^ Joshua Rozenberg (15 February 2002). "Why judge let prostitutes tell on Theakston". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1384946/Why-judge-let-prostitutes-tell-on-Theakston.html. 
7. ^ Mr Justice Ouseley (14 February 2011). "Judgement (in the case between Theakston and MGN Limited)". Queen's Bench Division, High Court of Justice. http://portal.nasstar.com/75/files/Theakston-v-MGN%20QBD%2014%20Feb%202002.pdf.