AG v Correia [2024] JRC 196 (16 September 2024)
Screens are permitted to ensure the quality of evidence is not compromised, overriding previous refusal based on insufficient statements.
- Citation
- [2024] JRC 196
- Parties
- Complainant: Complainant; Defendant: Defendant; Advocate: Advocate Jones
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 16 September 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Special Measures / Interlocutory
- Outcome
- application for screens granted
- Legal Topics
- Special Measures, Witness Protection, Screens in Court
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Parties
Complainant
Complainant
Defendant
Defendant
Advocate Jones
Advocate
Procedural Posture
Application for Special Measures / Interlocutory
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether screens should be allowed for witnesses to protect the quality of their evidence
Ratio Decidendi
Screens are permitted to ensure the quality of evidence is not compromised, overriding previous refusal based on insufficient statements.
Court Disposition
application for screens granted
Orders
- Screens to be erected to shield the defendant from the complainant and other witness.
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