] MMR JUDGE FAILED TO DISCLOSE HE WAS BROTHER OF Glaxo Kline DIRECTOR AND LANCET BOSS

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http://www.jabs.org.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=668MMR JUDGE FAILED TO DISCLOSE HE WAS BROTHER OF Glaxo Kline DIRECTOR AND LANCET BOSSJust three days ago I discovered while going over the records for 2004 that the judge, Mr Justice (aka Sir Nigel Lamert ), who had dismissed the appeal over the removal of funding of the MMR litigation by the Legal Services Commission was the brother of Lancet proprietor (CEO Elsevier) Crispin (Henry Lamert) who at the time had also recently become a non-executive director of Glaxo Kline. Though this has not been reported in the media the following press announcement was issued by the judiciary yesterday afternoon:"In 2003 Mr Justice 's brother was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Glaxo Kline, a company which was formed as a result of a merger with Kline Beecham. At the date of the hearing before J, the possibility of any conflict of interest arising from his brother's position did not occur to him."If he was wrong, any possible remedy must be sought from the Court of Appeal." Former litigants should complain without delay to the Office for Judicial Complaints, focussing on the GSK conflict. Clearly if the judge had said at the time that his brother was a director of GSK but he intended to hear the case anyway his decision would have been regarded with a great deal more scepticism: http://www.judicialcomplaints.gov.uk/They should also write without delay to their MPs, and they should contact anyone they know who was also party to the litigation, and draw their attention to this notice. It is very important that as many people do this as soon as possible.People may like to note the sequence of events:1) July 2003 Lancet proprietor Crispin become a non-executive director of MMR manufacturer Glaxo Kline2) February 20, 2004. The Lancet throws Wakefield to the wolves for tenuous reasons. He is dragged through the mud by the BBC and Sunday Times for four days.3) February 27, 2004. Mr Justice dismisses the litigants appeal for restitution of funding.4) June 2004. Crispin knighted by the Blair government. Stone