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prejudicial information definition

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What does prejudicial information mean?

“prejudicial information” means— (a) information that relates to an individual who is the applicant under rule 136 and if disclosed to other persons (whether to the public generally or specific persons) would, or would be likely to, cause substantial unwarranted damage or substantial unwarranted distress to the applicant or another, or (b) information that if disclosed to other persons (whether to the public generally or specific persons) would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of the applicant under rule 136,

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Conflicts guidelines—criminal litigation

Conflicts guidelines—criminal litigation Our Conflicts, confidentiality and disclosure policy sets out our general position on when we can act in conflict situations. We also issue guidelines for [certain departments OR different types of work]. These guidelines illustrate how our policy could apply in different situations, but they are not intended to be exhaustive or rigid. In each situation covered by the guidelines we must consider whether a conflict arises and, if so whether we can act. 1 Taking instructions out of normal office hours 1.1 Where we take instructions out of normal office hours, we will carry out a conflict check at the earliest possible opportunity. 2 Acting against clients we have defended 2.1 We will not defend a client in criminal proceedings and then act against them in related civil proceedings. 3 Acting for a defendant in criminal proceedings that are relevant to an existing client 3.1 We will not act for a defendant in criminal proceedings that are relevant to an existing client,...

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