Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

There is an interesting theory running around that says that had Johnson paid for his own legal defence, he could not have reported to the Police due to client confidentiality rules. As the state paid for the legal defence, these rights were not in place. Does this make sense?

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Surely, they'd still be with holding evidence if they did not pass the information to the Police, whoever paid the bill?

If I was an unscrupulous lawyer looking for future work from Johnson, I might be tempted to say that the handwriting on page ZZ was a bit unclear, hint, hint, and he might wish to rewrite it again.

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

That’s right. The legal team for Boris Johnson was hired by the Cabinet Office which is a Civil Service function. Once the legal team found evidence of these new events, they passed this on to their client as the defence and accused has a right to know all evidence against them. The Civil Service code says that they must report all instances of suspected law breaking which is what they did.

If Boris Johnson hired his own legal team, we would know about the case against him but could keep schtum about it.

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Yeah, he didn't have confidentiality as the Cabinet Office were the clients apparently so they had the right to see all submissions. Some Tory MPs are upset about the fact the Cabinet Office reported him but there is no suggestion the lawyers have broken client confidentiality.

Personally, I am not sure the police will investigate this. They've said before they don't retrospectively investigate lockdown breaches but Johnson and Starmer were investigated due to the public interest of them being senior politicians accused of breaking those rules. However, Johnson isn't PM anymore and the police probably don't want to have to keep going back to investigate other politicians should more come out.

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Couldn't agree more or say it better.

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

I don't think lawyers are allowed to break confidentiality unless someone is at harm and/or it's evidence that has to be disclosed to the other side in a legal dispute.

So if you told your lawyer "Yeah mate, I robbed that store. LOL!" they aren't allowed to tell anyone. If you said you planned to murder someone they can tell the police. If you documents that were evidence as part of a case then all parties in the case can see the evidence. I think.

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Not exactly Stalin is he?

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Maybe the Armando Iannucci version

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Soulsby in Leicester.

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

It's a witch hunt.

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Perhaps if he had been less of a witch, there would be less hunting going on?

Or are we saying that if Government lawyers find evidence of a potentially criminal activity, they should ignore it?

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Tell that to those who all followed the lockdown rules and those who could not even say their proper goodbyes to their loved ones.

Rules are for "all of us" to abide by.

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

I know the govt made the rules but I'll bet thousands didn't follow them, time to move on old chap.:)

Re: BoJo referred to police by the Cabinet Office. Partygate II?
 

That's not the point old chap. Hundreds of people were prosecuted throughout lockdown for far less and the rule makers need to set the bar high, not duck and dive under it.