An application to exclude evidence for public interest immunity was to be recorded verbatim. The court emphasised the need to scrutinise, with great care, applications for disclosure of details about informers.
Citations:
Times 11-Oct-1994, [1995] 1 WLR 264
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v H; Regina v C HL 5-Feb-2004
Use of Special Counsel as Last Resort Only
The accused faced charges of conspiring to supply Class A drugs. The prosecution had sought public interest immunity certificates. Special counsel had been appointed by the court to represent the defendants’ interests at the applications.
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.88212