R v K (A)

Subject Matter

CRIME — Evidence — Admissibility — Defendant obliged in matrimonial ancillary relief proceedings to disclose information about income and assets — Information so disclosed tending to show tax evasion — Defendant charged with cheating public revenue — Whether defendant had been entitled in ancillary relief proceedings to invoke privilege against self-incrimination — Whether information disclosed under compulsion — Whether admissible against defendant in criminal proceedings — Whether admission of information in criminal proceedings infringing Convention right to fair trial — Whether statements made in course of “without prejudice” discussions admissible against defendant at criminal trial — Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, ss 23–25 (as substituted by Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, s 3) — Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s 78 — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 6 — Criminal Justice Act 2003, s 118 — Family Proceedings Rules 1991

[2009] EWCA Crim 1640; [2010] QB 343; [2010] 2 WLR 905; [2010] 2 All ER 509; [2009] STC 2553; [2010] 1 Cr App R 44; [2010] 1 FLR 807; [2009] WLR (D) 269, CA

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Privilege against Self-incrimination - Statutory Provisions Requiring Answers to Questions - Examples F10.11

Legal Professional Privilege - Statements Made in ‘Without Prejudice’ Negotiations F10.47

Admissibility of Evidence Obtained Unlawfully, Improperly or Unfairly - Privileged Documents F2.6