The MoJ can also be refusing to reveal the accompanying Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was signed between Saudi Arabia and legal referrals the MoJ in September final yr (and legal referrals the signing of which was publicised by the UK embassy within the tweet above). And the minister would also maintain the traditional title of Lord Chancellor" - nominally head of the judiciary and historic supervisor of the courts.
The prospect that Britain might withdraw from the conference was raised by Mr Gove's predecessor as justice secretary, Chris Grayling, in a Conservative coverage paper last yr. It mentioned the rulings of the Strasbourg courtroom should not be binding on the British courts and proposed leaving the convention altogether if the Authorities was unable to negotiate a looser relationship.
Nevertheless, these types of accidents and claims are actually very common.