The chief minister of Gibraltar made a series of grossly improper and sinister interventions to interfere in a live criminal investigation in order to protect his friend, mentor and business partner from the consequences of a search warrant, a public inquiry has found. The retired England and Wales high court judge and inquiry chair, Sir Peter Openshaw, concluded that Fabian Picardo acted to protect James Levy KC when police were at Hassans law firm, where Levy was a senior partner, on 12 May 2020.
The plaintiffs are experiencing incredible stress, anxiety and fear after the Supreme Court's decision. It is confusing to them exactly what these things mean.
U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell questioned whether the government's executive orders against law firms were reminiscent of the McCarthy era's anti-communist measures.