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Proceeding contribution from Rob Marris (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 July 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill.

Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill

I only did two years of academic law study—I did not get to the third year. Does the hon. Gentleman see the test in clause 4(6) about"““reasonable fear on the part of the witness””" as a subjective or an objective test, or an unholy mixture of the two? If, as I suspect, it is the last of those, how does that mixture play out? I confess that I did not quite understand what he was saying about taking some reasonableness, looking at what we have left over, doubling the number we first thought of and all that.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
478 c1370 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Admissibility of evidence Criminal proceedings Appeals Crime Common law Evidence Human rights European Convention on Human Rights House of Lords Intimidation Judgements Protection Sentencing Witnesses Trials Sunset clauses
Legislation
Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill 2007-08
Link
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