R (British Sky Broadcasting Ltd) v Central Criminal Court

Subject Matter

CRIME — Evidence — Production order — Judge on application for production order against broadcaster hearing evidence not made available to broadcaster — Production order made — Common law principle of fairness requiring party to have access to evidence on which case against him based — Whether principle applicable on application for production order — Whether procedure adopted unfair — Whether order to be quashed — Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Sch 1, paras 4, 7

[2012] QB 785; [2014] AC 885; [2012] 3 WLR 78; [2014] 2 WLR 558

Commentary

UK Supreme Court Blog
Case Comment: R (British Sky Broadcasting Ltd) v Commissioner of Police [2014] UKSC 17 [2014] Cas Com 2

The Criminal Law Review
R (British Sky Broadcasting Ltd) v Central Criminal Court [2014] Crim LR 620

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Entry and Search under Warrant - Access to Excluded or Special Procedure Material - Procedure D1.162

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