The Weekly Law Reports
[2023] 1 WLR 77
Queen’s Bench Division
*Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council v Argos Ltd
Argos Ltd
v
Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Regina (Argos Ltd)
v
Romford Magistrates’ Court
[2022] EWHC 1398 (Admin)
2022 May 10; June 8
Edis LJ, McGowan J
Magistrates’ court— Information— Nullity— Prosecutor laying information alleging summary only offence— Whether information required to refer to statutory time limit for commencing proceedings for summary only offences— Whether failure to comply with such requirement rendering information nullity—
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c 43), s 127
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Crim PR
r 7.2(3)(b)(i)
Crime— Abuse of process— Stay of proceedings— Prosecution of retailer for summary offence of selling knives to person under 18— Whether abuse of process where retailer complying with advice given by primary authority—
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c 33), s 141A
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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (c 13), Sch 3