Procedures are needed so that cars which have been involved in major accidents or crashes and criminal proceedings are envisaged should only be destroyed with consent. Neil LJ considered the law of abuse of process saying that: ‘the constitutional principle which underlies the jurisdiction to stay proceedings is that the courts have the power and the duty to protect the law by protecting its own purposes and functions.’
Judges:
Neil LJ
Citations:
Times 27-Jan-1995, [1996] 1 Cr App R 94
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Alan Martin (On Appeal From Her Majesty’s Courts – Martial Appeal Court) HL 16-Dec-1997
A civilian who was subject to military law whilst abroad was properly tried by a court-martial for a murder committed whilst abroad. The accused was the son of a serving soldier, and living with him, and subject to martial law. There was no inherent . .
Cited – Jones v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 27-Jan-2011
The driver appealed against his conviction for exceeding the relevant maximum speed on a Special Road, the A55 in North Wales. The speed limit signs were designed to be illuminated, but the lamps were not working. Instructions had been given not to . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Road Traffic, Criminal Practice
Updated: 27 October 2022; Ref: scu.86107