Index card R (Director of Public Prosecutions) v Crown Court at Bristol

R (Director of Public Prosecutions) v Crown Court at Bristol

Hearings

England & Wales

28 Sep 2022 [2022] EWHC 2415 (Admin); [2023] 1 WLR 547; [2023] 2 All ER 673; [2023] 1 Cr App R 3; [2022] WLR(D) 382, DC (Dame Victoria Sharp P, Chamberlain J)

Additional names

R (Director of Public Prosecutions) v Crown Court at Manchester (Minshull Street)

Subject Matter

CRIME — Custody time limit — Extension — Defendants remanded in custody awaiting trial — Trials adjourned due to lack of legal representation arising from Criminal Bar Association strike action — Whether “good and sufficient cause” for extending custody time limit — Whether court on judicial review having power to extend custody time limit after its expiry — Senior Courts Act 1981 (c 54), s 31(5)(b) — Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c 23), s 22(3)

[2022] EWHC 2415 (Admin); [2023] 1 WLR 547; [2023] 2 All ER 673; [2023] 1 Cr App R 3; [2022] WLR(D) 382, DC

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Custody Time-limits - Good and Sufficient Cause - Unavailability of a Judge or Courtroom D15.26

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