27 Jul 1994
SHUNTAK HOLDINGS LTD and OTHERS v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- Citation
- SHUNTAK HOLDINGS LTD and OTHERS v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1366/1994
At common law LPP applies at both the issue and execution stages of a search warrant; section 50(7) Cap 232 does not expressly or impliedly abrogate that common law protection; a warrant is not invalid merely because it fails to exclude documents potentially privileged; the court has jurisdiction to inspect seized documents to determine the validity of privilege claims and whether privilege is overridden (eg by documents created in furtherance of crime); in the present case the court should exercise that discretion because the claim was imprecise and there was material raising legitimate susp…