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Pierens, Regina (on the Application of) v Customs and Excise: Admn 28 Jul 2003

The defendant appealed against an extension of the custody time limit. Held: The Act provides against an extension where the prosecution has not acted with due speed. Here the delay in large part arose in one way or another at the request of the defence. The challenge failed. Citations: [2003] EWHC 1993 (Admin) Links: Bailii … Continue reading Pierens, Regina (on the Application of) v Customs and Excise: Admn 28 Jul 2003

Regina v Leeds Crown Court, Ex parte Bagoutie: 31 May 1999

Lord Bingham: ‘The court made plain in Ex p McDonald, as indeed is plain on the face of the statute, that when seeking an extension or a further extension of the custody time limit the Crown must show that there is good and sufficient [reason] for making the extension and that it has acted with … Continue reading Regina v Leeds Crown Court, Ex parte Bagoutie: 31 May 1999

Regina (Bannister) v Guildford Crown Court: Admn 2004

Citations: [2004] EWHC 221 (Admin) Statutes: Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 22(3) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Regina (Gibson and Another) v Winchester Crown Court QBD 24-Feb-2004 The defendant challenged extension of the custody time limit, saying that the prosecuting authorities had not acted with due diligence to take the case forward. … Continue reading Regina (Bannister) v Guildford Crown Court: Admn 2004

Regina (Gibson and Another) v Winchester Crown Court: QBD 24 Feb 2004

The defendant challenged extension of the custody time limit, saying that the prosecuting authorities had not acted with due diligence to take the case forward. Held: Though the prosecutor had not acted as required, in this case the actual reason for the delay lay at the feet of the court, and the prosecution’s failure had … Continue reading Regina (Gibson and Another) v Winchester Crown Court: QBD 24 Feb 2004

Regina v Leeds Crown Court ex parte Vincent Quereshi, John Bagoutie, Terrance Callaghan: Admn 18 May 1999

Where a court decided that there was good reason to extend the custody time limit, but the prosecution had not proceeded with due diligence, the court could still extend the limit where the prosecution delay had not contributed to the need for the extension. Citations: Times 31-May-1999, [1999] EWHC Admin 454 Links: Bailii Statutes: Prosecution … Continue reading Regina v Leeds Crown Court ex parte Vincent Quereshi, John Bagoutie, Terrance Callaghan: Admn 18 May 1999

Regina v Chelmsford Crown Court, Ex Parte Mills: QBD 31 May 1999

Where an application to extend custody time limits is opposed on the basis of prosecution delay, the parties should provide for the court an agreed chronology of events, and the judge should also give his reasons for granting the extension. Citations: Times 31-May-1999 Statutes: Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 22(3)(b) Criminal Practice Updated: 09 April … Continue reading Regina v Chelmsford Crown Court, Ex Parte Mills: QBD 31 May 1999

Regina v Central Criminal Court Ex Parte Bennett: QBD 25 Jan 1999

When a court considered whether to extend the custody time limits a court must not make an allowance in favour of the prosecution for difficulties caused by the victim’s illness. Subsebtions 22(3)(a) and 22(3)(b) had both to be fulfilled. Citations: Times 25-Jan-1999 Statutes: Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 22(3) Cited by: Cited – Regina (Gibson … Continue reading Regina v Central Criminal Court Ex Parte Bennett: QBD 25 Jan 1999