Today, in what defence lawyers said was "a devastating blow to the Metropolitan Police's attempts to cover up gross abuses of women by undercover police", the High Court in London ruled that the Met could not use 'Neither Confirm Nor Deny' as a blanket response to all the fully pleaded claims of women affected.

UPDATE:
Mr Justice Bean will hand down his judgment on the Metropolitan Police Service's use of “Neither Confirm Nor Deny” at 9.30am Wednesday 2 July, following the women’s application to the High Court earlier this month. The women were applying to force the Met to enter a proper defence. So far, the Met has attempted to dodge doing this, claiming that their own NCND ‘policy’ prevents them from following basic legal procedure – a claim challenged by the women’s legal team.

Main story:
Eight women are applying to the High Court on Thursday 5 June and Friday 6 June 2014 to require the Metropolitan police to drop their 'neither confirm nor deny' (NCND) stance in a case being brought against them over undercover relationships.