The claimant challenged the lawfulness of a search warrant issued by the first defendant, the Westminster Magistrates Court.
Held: ‘The challenges brought by the claimant as to the warrant and Information cannot be described as technical challenges, they go to the substance of the application. The absence of the identified information serves to undermine the decision of the Justices.’
Citations:
[2014] EWHC 2068 (Admin), [2014] Env LR 31, [2014] Lloyd’s Rep FC 685, (2014) 178 JP 336
Links:
Statutes:
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 8, Environment Act 1995
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Magistrates
Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.533204