Prisoner who killed cell mate believing him to be his adoptive mother denied copy of his birth certificate on public policy ground : Public policy vitiates statutory right to obtain certificate : Statute not to be construed so as to reward or promote a crime : Prisoner who killed cell mate believing him to be his adoptive mother denied copy of his birth certificate

CA (Civ Div) (Sir Stephen Brown (President), McGowan LJ, Staughton LJ)

01/11/1990