Friday Law Report: Law should afford protection of confidentiality to sexual relations

From: The Independent - London | Date: November 16, 2001| Author: Kate O'Hanlon, Barrister | Copyright information

16 November 2001

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Queen's Bench Division (Jack J) 10 September 2001

THE LAW should afford the protection of confidentiality to facts concerning sexual relations within marriage and outside marriage.

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