Case Management and Disclosure — SQE1 FLK2 Criminal Law and Practice

A solicitor waiting for the prosecution's disclosure receives a single-page letter saying there is nothing to disclose, and that letter is not a failure but the start of the clock.
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In this episode:
• Directions are court orders, and only the court may vary them
• Initial disclosure has two limbs, and a nil return is compliance
• The defence statement triggers the prosecutor's continuing duty
• Sensitive material is withheld only by order of the court
• Defence disclosure faults bring comment and inference, not exclusion
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