SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE OF R V ASIL NADIR IN THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Today Mr Nadir appeared before the trial Judge, The Honourable Mr Justice Holroyde.  A number of orders were made in relation to the timetable for the future conduct of the proceedings.

Mr Clegg QC, for Mr Nadir, raised concerns about two articles that appeared in the Daily Mail today, which referred to a previous article in that publication written by Mr Alderman, the Director of the SFO.

The Learned Judge indicated that any person involved in the conduct of the case should be careful to avoid comment to the press which might prejudice the fairness of any future trial, if there is to be one.  

Prior to the hearing, we had provided the Court with a copy of a report prepared in 1991 on behalf of the Administrators, which had not been disclosed to Mr Nadir’s previous defence team. 

We anticipate that the proceedings will be the subject of media coverage, see for example the BBC’s report of today here.