Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction -- General duties of the prosecution -- Miscarriage of justice -- Disclosure of the prosecution case -- Disclosure of matters affecting character and credibility of prosecution witnesses -- The Path to the Attorney-General's guidelines -- The Attorney-General's guidelines and their demise -- Key disclosure issues -- The development of public interest immunity in criminal proceedings -- Asserting public interest immunity in criminal proceedings -- Privilege, confidentiality and statutory provision preventing disclosure -- Remedies for disclosure irregularities -- Disclosure in proceedings heard summarily -- Disclosure in other jurisdiction -- Proposal for reform of the common law disclosure rules -- Criminal procedure and investigations Act 1996 -- The Disclosure code of practice -- Conclusions: Appendix 1: The Attorney-General's guidelines for the disclosure of 'unused material' to the defence -- Appendix 2: Criminal procedure and investigations Act 1996 -- Appendix 3: Criminal procedure and investigations Act 1996: Code of practice under part II -- Appendix 4:Criminal procedure and investigations Act 1996: Part I: Disclosure: Rights and duties of accused persons.