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R v Horncastle

[2009] UKSC 14
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

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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