Re: Quick question about police/drugs

TimB wrote:


I've always thought that, depending on the nature of the business, the
best response would possibly be along the lines of "I'd like to
cooperate, but my customer's have an expectation of privacy, and I need
to be seen to be protecting that. Get a court order and I'll be happy
to help"

He is in a partnership where his partner's share of the partnership asset is
at risk and someone is going to value the partnership to work out how much
to excise if it comes to that. The best form of damage control in such
circumstances would be to cooperate fully with the investigators - if you
are bloody minded by insisting they get a warrant, they can be bloody
minded from their end - it is only human nature. No need to worry about
your customers' privacy if the business transactions are straight and
honest - they will be too busy to nosey parker into your customers' affairs
without cause and in any case the investigators face penalties for
breaching confidences.

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