The Lawrence review highlights a nasty trick often used by prosecution - lack of disclosure to the defence. This was a major gimmick used years ago, usually dealt with by lazy judges with a slapped wrist (often accompanied by a wink). I thought this was a serious offence which, in extreme, could lead to the scrapping of a trial. Can a lawyer explain the current situation?

Just to explain… how can you mount a defence (sometimes requiring heavy work) if you don't know who is the claimed victim or when the crime was meant to have happened?