2. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) May 25, 2012 -- It is
reported that the Met Police will now
investigate a News of The World link
concerning the Daniel Morgan Murder (R v
Vian & Others).
3. Mr Glen Vian, represented by Bark & Co, was
acquitted in March 2011.
Bark & Co has been instructed by Glenn Vian
since the mid-2008. Not guilty verdicts were
entered against Mr Vian and the other
defendants, following complex and fiercely
fought challenges to the Crown’s case during
protracted pre-trial legal argument. The initial
investigation into the murder of Daniel Morgan in
1987 was deeply flawed, and many compelling
leads were not pursued properly or, in some
cases, at all.
4. The level of public resources expended in this
most recent investigation is simply breathtaking.
The Police bought the house next door to Mr
Vian, in order to conduct thousands of hours of
intrusive covert surveillance upon him and his
family. They released false stories to the press in
an effort to trigger incriminating conversations.
When these efforts failed to produce any cogent
evidence, a case was built against these
defendants using “supergrass” witnesses, and
considerably flawed Serious Organised Crime &
Police Act (SOCPA) agreements.
5. It will come as no surprise to right thinking people to
learn that those of the worst character, facing many
years in custody for crimes including drug trafficking
and attempted murder, will say anything in order to
secure a massive reduction in their sentence and/or
substantial financial benefits. The position is very
much worse where, as in this case, a SOCPA witness is
told in advance what the case theory is, and simply
has to repeat it to gain his reward. The defence has,
in the course of pre-trial legal arguments, been able
to discredit the Crown’s case so that, one by one, the
evidence of these witnesses has been excluded by
the trial Judge or abandoned by the Crown. The
recent legal arguments which preceded the collapse
of the case were led by our defence team, based on a
document found in the unused material by a solicitor
of this firm.
6. “the legal representatives for all of the
defendants, faced with a mammoth and most
difficult task, have responded magnificently
to it. And the quality of the written and oral
submissions that I have received has, taken
overall, been of the highest quality. The
industry and the tenacity which has been
shown by the defence teams is to be
commended and the defendants will leave
court knowing, if they did not know before,
though I think they must have known before,
that they have been very well served”.
7. "Myname is Glenn Vian. I have recently been
acquitted of murder at the C.C.C. I have
been very lucky as I was represented by the
best team of solicitors you could possibly
find Bark & Co.
Icannot say enough about this firm, other
than look nowhere else. They are the best.
Their investigation team were brilliant.
Thanks to Eamon Harris and Fred Bunn.
8. All of these Solicitors are top drawer: Giles Bark-
Jones, Jenny Boyden etc. Giles has no problem
obtaining the best QCs because of Bark's
reputation and the team behind them. I was
again fortunate to get the best QC's David
Whitehouse QC and Ed Gritt QC, absolutely
brilliant men.
Which brings me to my solicitor Alison Hill, her
brilliant legal mind and determination to
uncover and get the truth goes above and
beyond. So a very special thanks to Alison Hill
and Eamon Harris for giving me back the rest of
my life. God bless you all at Bark & Co Glenn
Vian"
