[2002] EWHC 2982 (QB)

The district judge was wrong to order a stay of proceedings where CCTV tapes, which the defendant argued were relevant to his defence, had not been retained by a supermarket, because whether in fact the contents of the videos would have borne on the complainant's evidence depended on what she might say at trial.

QBD (Rose LJ, Fulford J)

13/12/2002