When calculating the value of damage for the purpose of deciding whether an allegation of criminal damage could be referred to the Crown Court, the damage was the replacement value and not the consequential losses. An activist was accused of damaging genetically engineered crops. The replacement value was andpound;750, but the consequential losses amounted to over andpound;5000. It was triable only at the Magistrates Court.
Citations:
Times 13-Mar-2001, Gazette 12-Apr-2001
Statutes:
Criminal Damage Act 1971, Magistrates Courts Act 1980 22
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Magistrates, Crime
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.88416