Timing is everything
Can a claimant pursue a civil action if this leads to the defendant having to disclose his defence, and indicate what his defence is likely to be in concurrent criminal proceedings? In Jefferson Ltd v Bhetcha [1979] 1 WLR 898 the Court of Appeal held this scenario was not debarred by any principle of law.
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