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Disclosure – Disclosure of documents. After a search warrant was executed at the defendant's premises, a judge ordered the disclosure of the information laid before the justices in support of the application for the search warrant and notes made by the legal adviser to the justices. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner appealed by way of case stated. The Divisional Court, in allowing the appeal, held that the judge had had jurisdiction to hear the disclosure application, but had not applied the correct procedure. Further, the exercise undertaken by the judge had not amounted to a proper balancing exercise and the public interest in withholding the information was clearly stronger than that served by ordering disclosure.
Disclosure – Disclosure of documents. After a search warrant was executed at the defendant's premises, a judge ordered the disclosure of the information laid before the justices in support of the application for the search warrant and notes made by the legal adviser to the justices. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner appealed by way of case stated. The Divisional Court, in allowing the appeal, held that the judge had had jurisdiction to hear the disclosure application, but had not applied the correct procedure. Further, the exercise undertaken by the judge had not amounted to a proper balancing exercise and the public interest in withholding the information was clearly stronger than that served by ordering disclosure.
Update from the Chair of the Bar
By David Green
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Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, discusses the upcoming changes to pensions and Inheritance Tax and the potential impact on your financial future
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The Chief Legal Officer to the Metropolitan Police, barrister Brett Welch, tells Anthony Inglese CB about his mission and the work to turn the Met around
Barrister apprenticeships – shortly to provide the fourth pathway to the Bar – are an ideal opportunity to support local talent and ‘grow your own’, say Tim Coulson and Dr Jane Dennehy
Grok around and find out – or not? Mariya Peykova investigates the nudification scandal, what the law has to say about sexually explicit deepfakes, and whether stronger regulation is needed
Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law – coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts
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