After Court of Appeal’s direction for re-trial expedition was necessary from the prosecution. Citations: Times 28-Feb-1995 Statutes: Criminal Appeals Act 1968 8(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Criminal Practice Updated: 08 October 2022; Ref: scu.87395
It was inadmissible that a person was an addict without direct knowledge of that fact in the witness or of a conviction. Citations: Times 27-Apr-1993 Statutes: Criminal Appeals Act 1968, Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 78(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Criminal Evidence Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.87652
The employer was prosecuted under the 1961 Act. Held: the burden of proving that it was not reasonably practicable to make and keep a place of work safe rested upon the defendant employer. If an exception was to be established, it was for the party claiming the exception to establish it. (Majority) Where a linguistic … Continue reading Nimmo v Alexander Cowan and Sons Ltd: HL 1967
The applicant had been committed to prison pending extradition proceedings brought by Hong Kong alleging substantial fraud. He challenged the committal on the grounds that since the allegations involved transmission of funds over international borders, if he had committed the acts alleged in the UK an offence would not have been committed, since the funds … Continue reading Regina v Governor of Pentonville Prison, Ex Parte Osman: QBD 30 Mar 1988
The company appealed against the sentence imposed on a finding that it was in breach of the 2010 Regulations. It sought to bring new evidence. Held: In sentencing appeals the court will scrutinise intensely any application to give a factual explanation that was not before the sentencing court. The terms of the Criminal Practice Direction … Continue reading Thames Water Utilities Ltd, Regina v: CACD 3 Jun 2015