DEFENDANTS GIVEN PERMISSION TO RELY ON SURVEILLANCE EVIDENCE SERVED LATE: EVEN THOUGH THIS LED TO THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TRIAL

A defendant that wishes to rely on surveillance evidence must choose its timing with extreme care.  If the evidence is disclosed too early then the claimant could be "tipped off"; too late and this could be categorised as an "ambush".  These are the issues considered in this judgment.   The question...