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AHowever,thedefendantisperfectlyentitledtoopenuphiscommunicationwithhislawyer,
anditmaysometimesbeinhisinteresttodosoi
Oneexampleofwhenhemaywishtodosoistorebutasuggestionofrecentfabricationi
Anothermaybetoadduceinevidencethereasonshewasadvisednottoanswerquestionsi
Ifhedoesso,thereisnoquestionofbreachofprivilegebecausehecannotbeinbreach
ofhisownprivilegei
Whatishappeningisthatheiswaivingprivilege;
AIfthedefendantdoesgiveevidenceofwhatpassedbetweenhimandhissolicitorheisnot
therebywaivingprivilegeentirelyandgenerallyi
Thatistosayhedoesnotautomaticallymakeavailabletoallotherpartieseverythingthat
hesaidtohissolicitor,orhissolicitortohim,oneveryoccasioni
Hemaywellnotevenbeopeningupeverythingsaidontheoccasionofwhichhegives
evidence,andnotontopicsunrelatedtothatofwhichhegivesevidencei
Thetestisfairnessand/ortheavoidanceofamisleadingimpressioniItisthatthedefendant
shouldnot,asithasbeenputinsomeofthecases,beablebothto(havehiscakeandeat
it’;
AIfadefendantsaysthathegavehissolicitortheaccountnowofferedattrial,thatwill
ordinarilymeanthathecanbecross-examinedaboutexactlywhathetoldthesolicitor
onthattopic,andifthecommentisfair,anotherpartycancommentuponthefactthat
thesolicitorhasnotbeencalledtoconfirmsomethingwhich,iftrue,heeasilycould
confirmi
Ifitisintendedtopursuecrossexaminationbeyondwhatisevidentlyopenedup,the
properextentofitcanbediscussedandthejudgeinvitedtorulei
1.Areanypublicconsiderationsmoreimportantthanthelegalprofessionalprivilege?
2.Canawitnessbeaskedtotellabouthiscommunicationswithhiscounsel?
3.Inwhatsituationsmightitbeadvantageousforadefendanttowaivetheprivilege?
TaskII.Fillinthemissingprepositionsorconjunctions.
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Prosecutorsinrelationtoadultscame(2)___
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importantchangeisthattheguidancedoesnotrequireanadmissiontobemadebythe
offenderprior(3)___
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_theprosecutordeterminingwhetheraconditionalcautionis
anappropriateremedyi
Thisalsohastheeffectthattheprosecutormustbesatisfiedthatthereissufficientavailable
evidencewithoutthatadmissiontomeetthefulltest(4)___
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ProsecutorsiThisis(5)___
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___particularassistancetosolicitorsrepresentingdefendants
inthepolicestationwheretheyhavedoubtsaboutthestrengthoftheprosecutioncaseorthe
attitudeofaprosecutor(6)___
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