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Categories:
Family Law
Criminal Law
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Length:
30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz)
Plays on Computer:
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Course Aims:

This podcast is aimed at family law and criminal practitioners and focusses on disclosure in child abuse and sexual assault cases. It provides a detailed analysis of the issues arising where disclosure is sought across jurisdictions and offers practical advice on seeking disclosure from the courts and the police services. Different factual scenarios are provided as examples of when disclosure may be sought and when issues of confidentiality arise.

Outcomes:
After completing the course you will:
  • Understand the overlap between criminal and family law cases;
  • Understand what materials are governed by the law on disclosure;
  • Be aware of the CPS guidance on disclosure between jurisdictions;
  • Understand the guidance established by the courts through case law;
  • Appreciate the disclosure issues relating to ongoing police investigations and child welfare;
  • Understand the procedure for seeking disclosure from the police and the courts.
Level:
Intermediate Difficulty: 3 of 5
Sources and References:
  • Childrens Act 1989 Part 4, s98;
  • www.cps.gov.uk;
  • Re P [2004] 1 Fam LR 407;
  • R (on the application of TB) [2006] EWHC 1645;
  • Re C (a minor) (Care proceedings: disclosure) [1966] Fam 76;
  • West Yorkshire Police v M and District Council [2007] Fam Division.

In this podcast, Felicity Gerry discusses the principles governing disclosure between the family and the criminal courts. The overlap between the two jurisdictions is examined by way of example. The podcast looks at disclosure from the family courts to the criminal courts and vice versa. Disclosure of third party material and of confessions made in criminal and family proceedings is also discussed. The podcast analyses case law establishing principles for disclosure between these two jurisdictions.

Podcast Added: 11/7/2008

This course has now been removed from the site. It is no longer suitable for CPD purposes as it contains information that is out of date or incorrect. For a list of our latest CPDcasts, please visit the library.

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