Regina v Crown Court ex parte Baines and Baines: 1988

The court considered special procedure material arising out of the Brinks-Mat robbery.
Held: The records of the financing of a transaction for the purchase of a property were not to be subject to legal professional privilege under section 10 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act as the conveyancing matter was wholly unconnected with litigation.

Citations:

[1988] QB 579

Statutes:

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 10

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedMiller Gardner Solicitors, Regina (on the Application of) v Minshull Street Crown Court Admn 20-Dec-2002
Police investigating crime obtained a warrant to search a solicitor’s offices for details of their clients. The solicitors appealed.
Held: The details required, namely dates of contacts with a certain telephone number were not legally . .
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Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.197741