Advance disclosure and the culture of the investigator: The good idea that never quite caught on?

The law relating to the disclosure of unused material by the prosecution to the defence continues to cause both operational difficulties and miscarriages of justice. This paper seeks to examine some of the underlying cultural issues within the police service which impact particularly on the law of disclosure. This is with particular reference to the 'London City Bond' cases, which ultimately failed due to the reluctance of investigators to recognise the dichotomy between the desire to convict and the due process rights of the accused.