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Opinion: Will common sense prevail in the UK’s long overdue review of disclosure rules?

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Tony McClements | MKS Law

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Tony McClements makes a case for fraud investigators at the coalface to be helped to get the job done.

In October last year, Jonathan Fisher KC was appointed by the UK Home Secretary to review the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA) rules that govern disclosure in criminal prosecutions.

Disclosure entails providing the defence with copies or access to all material that is capable of undermining the prosecution case

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