CURRENT SITUATION – Updated 29/8/2025

People have been asking for an update on the situation and asking when the hearing to hear my application to set aside the bankruptcy will be heard. Unfortunately, the online hearing which occured on 18th August 2025, which we were led to believe in emails AND letters was a ” directions hearing “, turned out to be the full hearing! As such we had not submitted any evidence to the court. At the hearing the judge ruled against me, and ordered that …

1. The Application to set aside the Statutory Demand is dismissed.
2. The Bankruptcy Petition may be issued forthwith.

There will probably be a bankruptcy hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Law Courts, and I will provide an update if and when I get notice of it.

In response to the situation that my son Lewis (age 10) is now in – who is facing losing his family home due to the on going legal action, Andrew Johnson has kindly set up a trust which is taking contributions to help Lewis.

Details of the Trust can be found from this link.

A Home For Lewis Trust

CURRENT SITUATION – Updated 15/8/2025

Please note : The directions hearing which is scheduled for 18th August 2025 at Merthyr Law Courts, will be held ONLINE therefore public attendance will not be possible.

I will update further when I get the date for the actual hearing.

CURRENT SITUATION – Updated 12/8/2025

On 27th May 2025 I received notice from the Court of Appeal, that my appeal had been refused by Lord Justice Stuart-Smith. This means that I cannot appeal to the Supreme Court which in turn means I have exhausted all domestic remedies to get justice.

Having exhausted all domestic remedies, I have the right to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg whose role is to ensure that states are upholding human rights standards, and it does so by reviewing decisions of domestic courts in cases where a human right has allegedly been violated.

In my case, I believe the judgment was a clear violation of ECHR article 10, the right to freedom of expression and of article 6, the right to a fair trial.

From 27th May 2025, I have 4 months in which to submit an application to the ECHR, and on 1st July 2025 I instructed my legal team to produce an appropriate written application for consideration by the ECHR. The application is nearly completed.

The cost of the preparation of the application has been paid up front, and this was afforded by using the kind donations that are still continuing to come in from members of the public.

In the mean time, on 16th July 2025, the claimant’s solicitors served a statutory demand, which seeks a court hearing to make me bankrupt, which could then result in the selling of my home and removal of assets. A directions court hearing is to be heard at Merthyr Tydfil Law Courts on Monday 18th August 2025, NOTE : This hearing may be done online therefore public attendance may not be possible . After this court hearing I expect there will be another court hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Law Courts to determine whether or not bankruptcy proceedings will be allowed to go ahead.

I will be arguing that the case being presented to the ECHR has at least a realistic chance of success, and therefore that all bankruptcy proceedings should be set aside until the case has been heard by the ECHR.

Thank you for the kind donations so far, the legal fund just about paid for the cost of preparing the ECHR appeal, but further funds would assist in paying for representation by my barrister at the up coming bankruptcy hearings.

If anyone wishes to support me at the Court Hearing in Merthyr, once a date has been set, I would be grateful for that too.

TO DONATE CLICK HERE

CURRENT SITUATION – Updated 9/5/2025

The appeal process (against the November 2024 judgment) has been significantly delayed, due to the non availability of the post trial hearing transcript. The post trial hearing transcript was essential to include in the appeal bundle, therefore I could not submit the appeal until the transcript was authorised for release and transcription carried out. Having applied for the post trial hearing transcript on 25th November 2024, and followed up by repeated reminders to supply the transcript, I received the transcript on 21st March 2025.

The appeal was then submitted on 23rd March 2025.

The case was referred to a judge on 2nd May 2025.

I am now waiting to hear from the Court of Appeal.

CURRENT SITUATION – Updated 15/1/2025

An appeal against the October 22nd Judgment was submitted to the Appeal Court in December 2024. A new video discusses some of the developements.

CURRENT SITUATION – Updated 25/11/2024

POST RULING STATEMENT

” There are few citizens, if any, who have researched and investigated the Manchester Arena incident more than I have. In my years of investigation I did not find any evidence to show that a real bomb was used. But I did find video and photographic evidence which shows, beyond doubt, that there was no bomb. This court has refused consistently and repeatedly to examine fully any primary evidence from the Manchester incident, which I put forward in my defence. It has also refused my applications to obtain further evidence, which we know exists, and would be easy for a court to obtain. I contend, therefore, that this was not a fair trial. I would also like to thank my barrister Mr Paul Oakley, who is a brilliant barrister. Thankyou.” Richard D. Hall, (Outside the High Court) 8/11/2024.