A Question of Privilege

Law Reform Committee, 16th Report , Privilege in Civil Proceedings (1967) Cmnd. 3472, para. 1.

Duchess of Kingston's Case (1776) 20, How St. Trials, 355.

Criminal Law Revision Committee, 11th Report , Evidence-General (1972) Cmnd. 4991, para. 276.

Nuttall v. Nuttall (1964) Sol Jo. 105.

Shuman D. W. (1984) The Privilege Study: The Psychotherapist—Patient Privilege in Civil and Common Law Countries. Acta Sixth World Congress on Medical Law, Ghent, pp. 73–7.

Wigmore's Evidence (1940) 2nd Ed. Paras. 2380–91.

Taylor v. United States cited Morris C. and Mortiz A. R. In: Doctor, Patient and the Law 5th Ed. (1971) C. V. Mosby and Co, p. 283.

Kirby M. D. (1981) Doctors' Confidentiality and Law Reform Address to International Organisation of Private and Independent Doctors, Sydney, 15 April.

Younger Committees on Privacy (1972) Cmnd 5012, para. 632.

The Law Commission : Breach of Confidence (1981) Cmnd. 8388, para. 6.1.

Uniform Rules of Evidence S. 27(1)(a).

R. v. City of Birmingham DC, ex parte o (AC) (1982) 2 All ER, 356 at 360.

Birmingham DC v. O (HL) (1983) 1 All ER 497 at 503(g).

Access by Members of Social Services Client Records AMA Social Services Circular 48/1983, 24 November 1983.

Lee v. South West Thames RHA The Times 23 April 1985, p. 23.