Yunusa is facing charges of attempted
perversion of the course of justice and corruption by a public official, while Agbo is facing a charge of offering gratification to a public official.
At the Appeal Court, Lord Justice Hooper criticised a "very bad case of non-disclosure" regarding the credibility of a witness in the case, leading to "what appears to us to be a serious
perversion of the course of justice".
He referred to submissions by John Rees QC, appearing for Accident Exchange, that - with the exception of Elaine Walker - none of those currently before the court were "the main perpetrators of this very serious
perversion of the course of justice".
In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, a High Court judge in London said they had been involved in "a very serious
perversion of the course of justice" and imposed prison sentences ranging from 12 months to six months.
In 2003 the CPS agreed there was evidence that various doctors had been negligent or grossly negligent and/or involved in forgery and
perversion of the course of justice. Yet it concluded that none of them should be prosecuted because too much time had elapsed and that the police had e'ectively given them immunity from prosecution.
The Appeal Court judges said there was a "serious
perversion of the course of justice" and called it a "shocking episode".
Coleman, 24, admitted a string of charges at Cardiff Crown Court, including actual bodily harm,
perversion of the course of justice and intimidation.
Mr Mansfield said the findings of the panel revealed
perversion of the course of justice Picture: COLIN LANE
The intellectual climate in which Rogers worked is reflected in his focus on 'maintenance', the
perversion of the course of justice by the mighty in favour of their adherents through means of bribery and intimidation.
A spokesman for the Solicitors Regulation Authority said: "
Perversion of the course of justice is of course a criminal offence and not of itself a regulatory breach.
A close aide of Mr Blair said that he and his former Downing Street colleagues were "massively relieved" at the news that they would apparently not face court over the alleged sale of honours or
perversion of the course of justice.
Lord Levy and Ms Turner were also questioned about allegations relating to
perversion of the course of justice.