Mr Justice MacDuff decided that the professional relationship was sufficiently close so as to impose responsibility.

BBC: Royal Courts of Justice

Mr Justice Macduff decided the professional relationship between a priest and his bishop was sufficiently close so as to impose responsibility.

BBC: Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Anyone who knows enough information about the case to be a useful defense witness often will be sufficiently close to the alleged wrongdoing that the prosecutor might bring charges after the testimony.

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