United Kingdom

R v Horncastle

[2009] UKSC 14

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

Year2009

Statusunclear

Key Principle

Hearsay evidence; sole or decisive rule from Al-Khawaja and Tahery v UK; sufficient counterbalancing measures can make hearsay admission fair

Area of Law

evidence

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