| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 277 (Jun) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2009] EWHC 1512 (Admin) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court |
| Judge: | Stanley Burnton LJ and Wilkie J |
| Representation | Kennedy Talbot (Instructed by Bivonas) for the claimant. |
| The first defendant did not appear and was not represented. | |
| Adam Clemens (instructed by Legal Services, Norfolk Constabulary) for the second defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 26 June 2009 |
Catchwords
Police - Search warrant - Seizure of documents - Privileged material and items falling outside scope of warrant - Police obtaining warrant to search premises in course of fraud investigation - Documents taken from first claimant's accountancy practice unconnected with fraud - Whether warrant too vague - Whether police making adequate enquiries relating to claimant - Whether warrant should be quashed - , , .
The Case
Police Search warrant. Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court: The warrant issued under of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 in pursuance of a fraud investigation would be quashed as it was imprecisely vague and issued without adequate research by the detectives involved.
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