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AI summary
The Supreme Court of Appeal dealt with an appeal about whether a private prosecutor could obtain without-prejudice representations made by an accused to a public prosecutor. The court said the appeal failed at the threshold because the accused had not been joined, and it dismissed the appeal with costs.
This appears to concern joinder in private prosecution proceedings and the treatment of without-prejudice representations.
Evidence from source
The appeal raises a novel question of law: whether a private prosecutor who has been furnished with a nolle prosequi certificate is entitled to obtain representations made on a without-prejudice basis by an accused person to the public pros
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The appeal falters at the threshold on a point of non-joinder, which is dispositive of the matter.
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The accused has a direct and substantial interest in the outcome of the application.
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