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<p>Legal actions citing the Human Rights Act, whether judicial reviews or personal
injury claims, are normally brought against the Secretary of State for Defence rather
than against individual Service personnel (on the basis that the Ministry of Defence
is vicariously liable for their acts). The Courts allow or dismiss claims in whole
or in part. There have been approximately 1,400 such judicial review claims and 1,000
personal injury claims stemming from our military oprations in Iraq and Afgahnistan.
The vast majority of them have not yet been heard, as they are queued behind a small
number of lead cases. It is the view of the Government, based on the findings of the
Al-Sweady public inquiry and other evidence, that large numbers of these claims are
likely to be exaggerated or spurious.</p>
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