Locking latch

A latch comprising,

• a housing;
• a handle pivotally coupled to said housing for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position;
• an actuation cam fixedly coupled to said handle so that pivotal movement of said handle cause pivotal movement of said actuation cam;
• a link plate coupled to said housing for reciprocal linear movement relative to said housing between a latched position and an unlatched position, said link plate having a cam following surface in contact with said actuation cam, said link plate also having a portion with a first contact surface;
• a spring biasing said link plate towards said latched position of said link plate;
• a side slider coupled to said housing for reciprocal lateral and linear movement relative to said housing between an unlocked position wherein said first contact surface of said link plate does not contact said side slider to allow the downward movement of said link plate and a locked position wherein said first contact surface of said link plate abuts said side slider to prevent the downward movement of said link plate and thus prevents the pivoting of said handle from said latched position to said unlatched position, and
• a lock configured to engage and forcibly move said side slider between its unlocked position and said locked position.