Heather Millgate
Heather Millgate, a trained solicitor, was a director of private security company Global Open. She was also associated with the controversial private security firm Tokra, set-up by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy.[1]
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Global Open
Director
Ms Heather Millgate was appointed to the board of directors of Global Open on 05/04/2008, where she acted as their solicitor and also provided her marketing expertise. She resigned her directorship of Global Open on 31 August 2008. Heather Millgate and Alison Leeming (a fellow director at Global Open) travelled to biotechnology conferences to promote to "forward intelligence provision" which is the mainstay of Global Open's services. [2] According to The Guardian, Global Open was set up in 2001 by Rod Leeming, a former Special Branch officer. The company keeps a "discreet watch" on protest groups for clients including E.ON.[3]
Controversy
Global Open first came to public attention in 2007 when it was implicated in the case of Paul Mercer, a friend of the then Conservative shadow defence minister, Julian Lewis, who was exposed by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade of spying for the arms firm BAE.[3] [4]
Subsequent Companies
Private Security Firm Tokra
Tokra was set-up by undercover officer Mark Kennedy (aka Mark Stone). The public debate generated by his uncovering as a police spy has been further complicated by his involvement with the private security sector. Tokra is linked to the company Open Global whose client list features energy company E.ON
Tokra Ltd, established 09/02/2010, was registered to Millgate's current business address:
36 Orchard Drive Linslade Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 2PL[2]
On 13/03/2010, the address was changed to:
Tokra Ltd Suite 2029 6, Slington House Rannkine Road Basingstoke RG24 8PH[2]
Tokra Ltd was wound up on 17/08/2010.[2]
Solicitors' practice
Ms Millgate has now established a LLP with another solicitor, Ms Barbara Woodridge.[2] The company Millgate Woodbridge Ltd No.07261650 is registered to:
11 Jaques Lane Clophill Bedfordshire MK45 4BS[2]
The company was registered on 21/05/2010 and its website on 28/12/2009, www.millgates.com [5]
Biography
Millgate qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and specialises in all types of personal injury claims. She has a particularly keen interest in head/brain injury. She is associated with Headway, the National Brain Injury charity.[5]
Contact
- Millgates
- 36 Orchard Drive
- Linslade
- Leighton Buzzard
- Bedfordshire LU7 2PL
- Telephone: 01525 864820
- Fax: 0845 5280595
- Email: heather.millgate@millgates.com
- website: http://millgates.com/Default.aspx[5]
Notes
- ↑ Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy The Guardian, 13/01/11, accessed 17/01/11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Campaigns Security Following the paper trail 16/01/11, accessed 17/01/11
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rob Evans, Amelia Hill, Paul Lewis and Patrick Kingsley Mark Kennedy: secret policeman's sideline as corporate spy The Guardian, 13/01/11, accessed 17/ 01/11
- ↑ Legal briefing, File:CAATvMercer-briefing.pdf CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARMS TRADE v PAUL MERCER & LIGNEDEUX ASSOCIATES, Leigh Day & Co. 18 April 2007.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Millgates Solicitors' Website Home accessed 17/01/11
