Regina v Azmy

(1996) 7 Med LR 415

MANCHESTER CROWN COURT

and Mr Justice MITCHELL

Evidence — Criminal procedure — Disclosure of health care documents — Third party discovery — “material” — Alleged indecent assault of patient by general practitioner — Application by defence for disclosure of records of patient's counselling at sexual assault referral centre — Whether recipient of summons (NHS Trust) had established that it could not produce document likely to be material evidence — Whether court should determine itself whether document likely to be material — Whether documents entitled to public interest immunity