Mike Schwarz, the lawyer for the defendants, lodged a formal request for disclosure of material gathered by Kennedy.
"Well-timed" trading before a public disclosure of material information has all the hallmarks of insider trading.
He also said he thought efforts might be made to repeal Regulation FD, for fair disclosure, the rule that bars selective disclosure of material information.
Disclosure of material by the prosecution has been an issue in the Lubanga case for years, with disputes over evidence holding up the trial's start.
He praised Arthur Levitt, who recently stepped down as S.E.C. chairman, particularly for Regulation FD, which bars selective disclosure of material corporate information.
Mr. Hastings's announcement that the milestone of one billion hours was achieved seems more like a public relations stunt than a disclosure of material information.
A second part of the bill would also prevent disclosure of material showing the United Kingdom's involvement in wrongdoing by other countries".
But, he said, the inquiry imposes strict conditions and, for instance, requires core participants to sign confidentiality agreements to prevent premature disclosure of material provided to them.
"The department also grew increasingly concerned about potential misuse of information and unauthorised disclosure of material following a number of information security breaches over the course of 2014," the submission said.
Even the Official Secrets Acts may be used against the press – by means of the controversial offence of onward disclosure of material whose publication impedes the detection or prosecution of crime.
