The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[1996] 1 AC 487
[HOUSE OF LORDS]
REGINA v. DERBY MAGISTRATES' COURT, Ex parte B.
SAME v. SAME, Ex parte SAME
[CONSOLIDATED APPEALS]
1995 June 12,
13,
14,
15;
June 22;
Oct. 19
June 22;
Oct. 19
Lord Keith of Kinkel, Lord Mustill, Lord Taylor of Gosforth C.J., Lord Lloyd of Berwick and Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
Crime
— Evidence
— Privilege
— Prosecution witness previously acquitted of offence with which defendant charged
— Defence seeking to question witness as to original instructions to legal advisers
— Issue of witness summons for production of instructions
— Whether “likely to be material evidence”
— Whether admissible as previous inconsistent statement
— Whether subject to legal professional privilege
—
Criminal Procedure Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 18), ss. 4, 5
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Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), s. 97 (as amended by Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49), s. 14(5), Sch. 2, para. 7 and by Criminal Penalties etc. (Increase) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984 No. 447), art. 2(3), Sch. 3)
[2]