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Bates and Bates v (1) Chief Constable of the Avon and Somerset Police and (2) Bristol Magistrates’ Court

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Bates and Bates v (1) Chief Constable of the Avon and Somerset Police and (2) Bristol Magistrates’ Court
   
Issue: Whether a search warrant was invalid because (1) there were no reasonable grounds for believing that the material sought did not include legally privileged material and (2) there had not been full and frank disclosure to the justice who issued the warrant
   
Court: Divisional Court
   
Reference:   CO/9193/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWHC 942 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Richards LJ and Owen J
   
Date: 8 May 2009