The defendant company appealed against its conviction for a breach of the 1974 Act, arising from a fatal accident to a customer at retail premises. There had been a substantial contested trial. The appellants were convicted of some of the counts on the indictment, but not all. The company were fined a total of andpound;550,000 and ordered to pay the costs of andpound;250,000.
Held: The court dismissed the appeals against conviction and fines, but did reduce the order for costs.
Judges:
Thomas LJ, Grigson J, Rec Cardiff
Citations:
[2006] 1 WLR 328, [2005] EWCA Crim 2297
Links:
Statutes:
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Splain, Regina v CACD 12-Jan-2010
The defendant appealed against an order made for payment of all the prosecutor’s costs in full on his conviction for only some of the trade mark offences prosecuted against him.
Held: Where a defendant has been convicted on only some of . .
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Updated: 04 July 2022; Ref: scu.230311