The principal issue is as to the effect of the 1998 Act on statutory provisions, that provide a benefit to a defendant, who is being tried for a criminal offence, but require him to prove certain facts which the statute specifies before he can obtain that benefit.
Judges:
Lord Woolfe LCJ, Rougier, Bell JJ
Citations:
[2000] EWCA Crim 3542, [2000] UKHRR 864, [2001] 1 Cr App R 14, [2002] QB 1112, [2001] 2 WLR 211, [2001] 1 All ER 1014, [2001] HRLR 4
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime, Human Rights
Updated: 17 July 2022; Ref: scu.374451