In confiscation proceedings, the trial judge had set a timetable for the service of statements but no further hearing date.
Held: The failure to specify a period for the postponement was fatal to the confiscation order subsequently made.
Citations:
[2002] 1 WLR 1806
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Knights and Another HL 21-Jul-2005
The defendants had been convicted of offences involving dealing with goods on which customs duty had not been paid. After conviction a timetable was set for sentencing and for confiscation proceedings. The House considered the making of the . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.228962