British AG takes heat over Iraq advice
Publish date: 06 May 2005
Issue Number: 1329
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: Corruption
As Britons went to the polls yesterday, Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith was under increasing pressure from lawyers who want him to explain the advice he gave to British Prime Minister over the war in Iraq.
The Independent reports that the publication last week of the full advice he gave has opened him to criticism that he allowed his opinion to be distorted to serve the government\'s case. A number of leading QCs criticised Lord Goldsmith for agreeing to give the government what is known at the Bar as a helpful opinion rather than one that sets out a completely independent legal position. Full report in The Independent
