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| ====== Judge Arbuthnot ====== | |
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| Emma Arbuthnot, Baroness of Edrom, is a Chief magistrate in London. | |
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| * [[the_actors:ukgov:james_arbuthnot|She is married to James Arbuthnot]], Baron of Edrom. | |
| * [[the_actors:corporations:alexander_arbuthnot|mother of Alexander Arbuthnot]] | |
| Ironically, in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180726085934/https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/assange-ruling-2-feb2018.pdf|her ruling from February 2018]], Arbuthnot had said that Assange’s fears of U.S. extradition were not “reasonable,” and dismissed concerns about his health problems, remarking that they “could be much worse.” | |
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| In August 2018, Arbuthnot recused herself from further involvement in the Uber licensing case in London after it was alleged that there may be a conflict of interest due to “[[https://archive.fo/7EtF0|her husband’s work for a strategy firm that has advised one of Uber’s largest investors]],” the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Investment Authority (QIA). QIA is a client of SC Strategy Ltd, co-founded by [[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/03/former-reviewer-of-anti-terror-laws-co-owns-consultancy-with-ex-mi6-chief|Lord Alexander Charles Carlile]] and former MI6 chief Sir John Scarlett, and Mr. [[James Arbuthnot]] has been a consultant there. It was later argued in court that Arbuthnot “[[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/13/uber-chief-magistrate-alleged-bias-raised-in-court|had failed to check whether her family had a financial interest in the issue]].” Arbuthnot has said she was **not aware of the connection with her husband's work**. | |
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| Mr. Arbuthnot is also [[https://archive.fo/JvFIz#selection-1515.0-1515.69|chairman of the advisory board]] for the large U.K. subsidiary of Thales Group, a military arms and communication systems manufacturer. WikiLeaks has published documents about them within various releases (including under their former name, Thomson-CSF), such as their response to the “[[https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08PARIS1325_a.html|Blue Lantern]]” inquiry by the U.S. State Department. | |
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