16 Nov 2005
WILLIAMS V JONES AND ANOR HC AK CIV 2003-404-006565
- Citation
- openlaw-47c563c6_3376_4f74_925e_65f94902c614.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Because an active SFO prosecution arising from the same facts had been commenced and the information and documents sought were plainly connected to that prosecution, the defendants' claim to privilege against self-incrimination was properly made and must be upheld; accordingly the defendants were not required to answer Priestley J's questions nor to produce the documents in respect of which privilege was claimed. Separately, the Court will vary the freezing order to permit a limited specified sum for legal costs while requiring an affidavit of total amounts held, balancing defendants' access…