A Murray direction need not include the words 'scrutinise with great care' where the complainant's evidence is not wholly unsupported by other evidence. A direction on relationship/contextual evidence that inadvertently raises aspects of tendency does not necessarily cause a miscarriage of justice if there is no real risk the jury improperly used the evidence. Dates in an indictment are not of the essence of the offence where the controversy turns on the events of a clearly identified occasion and both parties have directed their cases towards it.
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