16 Nov 2012
SOMBAHAMPHE TANKA v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE on behalf of THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- SOMBAHAMPHE TANKA v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE on behalf of THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANOTHER
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCMP532/2012
The court held that classes of documents generated in the course of the police investigation that are directly relevant to the plaintiff's intended claims (police notebooks, witness statements of police and civilian witnesses, co-defendant interview records where held by the defendant, and 999 call records) must be disclosed because they are directly relevant and disclosure is necessary for fair disposal and saving costs under Order 24 r8; documents prepared for the dominant purpose of seeking prosecutorial/legal advice (police investigation reports and files sent to the Department of Justice…