Bristol Assizes – the defendant was indicted, inter alia, with two counts of conspiring with a company. Each count concerning a separate company. The defendant was the ‘sole person in either of the companies . . responsible for any of the acts of the company and no one else had any authority to act for the company or any responsibility for the acts of the company.’
Held: Nield J said that ‘a company and a director cannot be convicted of conspiracy when the only human being who is said to have broken the law or intended to do so is the one director’
Judges:
Nield J
Citations:
[1966] 1 QB 233, (1966) 50 Cr App R 5
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – A Ltd and Othersi, Regina v CACD 28-Jul-2016
The Serious Fraud Office appealed against rulings on the admission of evidence after its exclusion under section 78.
Held: The appeal was allowed. The appeal had been brought within time and could proceed. Police and Criminal Evidence Act . .
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Company, Crime
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.570727