Regina v Nottingham Justice, ex parte Brown: 1960

Proceedings which were begun incorrectly by the laying of an information rather than a complaint as required were a nullity.

Citations:

[1960] 1 WLR 1315

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CitedNorth Wales Police v Anglesey Justices CA 16-Jul-2008
A dog bit a constable. The defendant said that the police had wrongly begun proceedings as an information, rather than by way of a complaint, and that they were a nullity.
Held: Rule 2.1 of the 1981 Rules is expressed in terms which show that . .
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Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.272263