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Digital copy of Exhibit WB47: Judgment of Commissioner Pitchers in respect of abuse of process applications regarding the case of the Attorney General v. Aubin, Donnelly and Wateridge in the Royal Court. [2009 JLR 340]. Used in relation to William Bailhache's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 22 January 2016, see ZC/D/AW4/B2/31/WS000701.

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Reference	ZC/D/AW4/A5/34/WD009017/47
Date	26 February 2009
Scope and Content	Application by Advocate D J Hopwood for Aubin and Advocate M L Preston for Donnelly and Wateridge to stay proceedings against them as an abuse of process in respect of the handling by the Senior Investigating Officer of the States of Jersey Police of the inquiry into historic child sex abuse having led to inaccurate media reporting and the inability for a fair trial. Sets out details of charges of various sexual offences against children with which the defendants were charged. Includes comments about the publicity surrounding the trial and wider investigation and delay to proceedings. Judgment concludes with dismissal of the application.
Names	Aubin, Michael Baker, Stephen Bingham, Lord Bailhache, William Brown, Lord Devlin, Lord Donnelly, Claude James Edmonds, John Hamza, Abu Harper, Lenny Hopwood, David, Advocate Lane, Lord Mullen, Mr Phillips, Lord Pitchers, Sir Christopher Preston, M L, Advocate Steyn, Lord Wateridge, Gordon Woolf, Lord Attorney General Court of Appeal Crown Advocate Education Committee Haut de la Garenne Jersey Law Judicial Committee Privy Council Royal Court States of Jersey Police
Keywords	abuse \| advocates \| allegations \| applications \| Attorneys General \| child abuse \| Children \| children's homes \| convictions \| courts \| delays \| IJCI \| Imprisonment \| indecent assault \| indictments \| inquiries \| judgments \| Jurats \| laws \| Media \| offences \| probation \| prosecutions \| psychologists \| rape \| reports \| sentences \| sexual abuse \| sodomy \| unlawful sexual intercourse \| witnesses
Places	Haut de la Garenne, United Kingdom
Dimensions	1 pdf file
Language	English
Level of description	File
Access restrictions	PDF file - please click on the link to download
Closed until	2100

Context:

ZC/D/AW Independent Jersey Care Inquiry

ZC/D/AW4 Independent Jersey Care Inquiry - Phase 2. Evidence relating to policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution. Contains evidence from States of Jersey Police, the Honorary Police, politicians, civil servants, and the Law Officers’ Department. Includes Witness Statements given to the Inquiry and the States of Jersey Police, and supporting evidence in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW4/A Phase 2 - Witness Documents. Evidence relating to policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution. Contains evidence from States of Jersey Police, the Honorary Police, politicians, civil servants, and the Law Officers’ Department.

ZC/D/AW4/A5 Witness Documents - Witnesses Giving Evidence in Public. Supporting evidence relating to the experiences of those involved in policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution designated as Witnesses Giving Evidence in Public as part of Phase 2.

ZC/D/AW4/A5/34 Evidence about William Bailhache, a Witness Giving Evidence In Public during Phase 2, in the form of Witness Documents.

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Digital copy of Exhibit WB47: Judgment of Commissioner Pitchers in respect of abuse of process applications regarding the case of the Attorney General v. Aubin, Donnelly and Wateridge in the Royal Court. [2009 JLR 340]. Used in relation to William Bailhache's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 22 January 2016, see ZC/D/AW4/B2/31/WS000701.

ZC/D/AW4/A5/34/WD009017/47

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