The claimant had successfully defended a forfeiture case, but had been refused an order for her costs by the magistrates. The magistrates had found that the case had been properly brought under the 2002 Act, even though it had failed.
Held: The request for judicial review failed.
Citations:
[2009] EWHC 762 (Admin)
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Statutes:
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Magistrates Courts Act 1980 820
Cited by:
Appeal from – Perinpanathan, Regina (on The Application of) v City of Westminster Magistrates Court and Another CA 4-Feb-2010
The appellant’s daughter had been stopped entering the country with andpound;150,000 in cash. The police sought an order for its forfeiture, suspecting a link with terrorism. The magistrates found no evidence of such, and declined to make the order, . .
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Costs, Magistrates
Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.341183
