Proceeding contribution from Lord Lloyd of Berwick (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Friday, 18 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill [HL].
Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill [HL]
My Lords, the answer to that problem is that if the judge decides the point in favour of admitting evidence that would be embarrassing, the prosecution can always withdraw the case. That has happened many times. There is no difficulty there.
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- Reference
- 675 c1311-2
- Session
- 2005-06
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Admissibility of evidence Criminal proceedings Crime Convictions Electronic surveillance Intelligence services Drugs Identification of criminals Prosecutions Terrorism Surveillance Telecommunications Trials Telephone tapping Interception warrants
- Legislation
- Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill (HL) 2005-06
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