On Liberty (Chakrabarti book) explained
On Liberty is a book published in October 2014 by the civil rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti.[1] [2] [3]
In November 2015 the books publisher was forced to pay out substantial damages to Martin Hemming, the former director general of legal services at the British Ministry of Defence because of false claims in the book. The publishers apologised for the "hurt and distress caused" by the allegations, confirmed they were "without foundation", and agreed to pay Hemming damages and legal costs. [4] [5]
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Notes and References
- News: Book review: On Liberty by Shami Chakrabarti. 12 October 2014. The Scotsman. 21 September 2014.
- News: Alibhai-Brown. Yasmin. On Liberty review – Shami Chakrabarti exposes the tyranny of the state we're in. 12 October 2014. The Guardian. 5 October 2014.
- News: Wilson. Ben. On Liberty by Shami Chakrabarti, review: 'limited in ambition'. 12 October 2014. The Telegraph. 3 October 2014.
- News: Publisher pays out over Army abuse claims by rights activist. Nicola. Harley. Daily Telegraph. 4 November 2015.
- News: Former chief MoD legal adviser receives apology from Penguin Books. Solicitors Journal. 9 November 2015. 8 August 2016. 6 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006093217/https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/news/public/local-government/24521/former-chief-mod-legal-adviser-receives-apology-penguin-books. dead.
