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R v P and ors
11.12.2000
Times, December 19, 2000 [2002] 1 A.C. 146 [2001] 2 W.L.R. 463 [2001] 2 All E.R. 58
Court:
House of Lords
An appeal concerning the admissibility in criminal proceedings in the UK of evidence gained from foreign telephone intercepts and the effect of Art.6 (fair trial) and Art.8 (private and family life) of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Appearance(s):
Anthony Arlidge QC
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