PUBLICATION
OF FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO LAMBETH
12
November 2012
1.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Brian Pead co-wrote a book entitled from Hillsborough to Lambeth with
Michael Bird and that it was officially published on 12 October 2012 by
Invenire Press.
2.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that the book exposed unlawful activity in
Lambeth Council which included the wrongful dismissal of Brian Pead and the
exposure of child abuse in Lambeth, which went unreported by Council officers.
3.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that former pupils at the Pupil Referral
Unit run by Brian Pead (known as the Open Learning Centre for Vocational
Studies) have stated that the book is an accurate record of events.
4.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that parents of former pupils at the Pupil
Referral Unit run by Brian Pead have stated that the book is an accurate record
of events.
6.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that the book was unlawfully removed from
that website by the authorities.
BRIAN PEAD’S
CLAIM –v- LAMBETH COUNCIL
8 January 2013
7.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Brian Pead initiated a claim against
Lambeth Council on the following grounds: The Tort of Negligence; Defamation;
Unlawful dismissal; Breaches of Employment Law; Breaches of the Human Rights
Act 1998; Breaches of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; Breaches of the Data
Protection Act 1998; Conspiracy to Pervert the Course of Justice; Breaches of
the Theft Act 1968; Breaches of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, Misconduct in
Public Office, Perverting the Course of Justice; Perjury, Fraudulent
Misrepresentation.
8.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Mr Pead’s claim against Lambeth
Council and its officers consisted of more than 100 pages of incontrovertible
evidence of negligence and other torts and even crimes.
9.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that the claim is a genuine claim based on
bona fide evidence, including the
witness statements of former pupils and parents of former pupils, together with
a statement made by an Employment Law specialist, Alex Passman.
DEFAMATION
CLAIM AGAINST BRIAN PEAD
January
2013
10.
On
10 January 2013, Brian Pead and Michael Bird received a letter from Pinsent
Masons, a law firm purporting to represent Lambeth Council and its officers.
11.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Pinsent Masons failed to provide a
Form of Authority (or Instruction) which would prove that Cathy Twist and Phyllis
Dunipace had, in fact, instructed Pinsent Masons to act on their behalf.
12.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that this evidence does not exist.
Disclosure was sought – disclosure has been rejected.
13.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Pinsent Masons failed to inform the
publishers, Invenire Press, that they were bringing a claim of Defamation and
in such instances it is my belief that the Publisher, not the Author, will be
the recipient of any law suit against it.
14.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that this was a ruse by the authorities to
create a reason to later send Mr Pead to prison for Contempt of Court.
15.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that the letter threatened legal action
against both authors for defamation against Cathy Twist (an officer of Lambeth
Council) and Phyllis Dunipace, OBE (a former Head of Children’s Services in
Lambeth).
16.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that the authors strenuously denied the
allegation of defamation.
17.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Michael Bird wanted a trial at the
High Court before a jury on the grounds of Defamation.
PRE-ACTION
PROTOCOLS IN DEFAMATION CASE
January 2013
18.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Pinsent Masons breached all the rules
of pre-action protocol in cases of Defamation.
19.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Brian Pead brought this to the
attention of Pinsent Masons, as is required under the Civil Procedure Rules.
20.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that Brian Pead discussed this with
Michael Bird.
21.
From
evidence that I have seen, I believe that the two authors agreed that Brian
would inform Pinsent Masons of their breaches of pre-action protocols.
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