The case confirms that a partial loss of trial transcript (here, one counsel's cross-examination of one witness) does not necessarily give rise to a miscarriage of justice where the substance of the missing evidence can be reconstructed from closing addresses and the trial judge's summing up. The case also confirms that vague or general associations between a juror and a defence witness (such as being neighbours or having an unspecified business association) are insufficient to give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias.
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