Hearings
England & Wales
16 Jan 2023 [2023] EWCA Crim 6; [2023] 1 WLR 1399; [2023] 1 Cr App R 17; [2023] WLR(D) 28, CA (Lord Burnett of Maldon CJ, Jay, Cutts JJ)
R v AUH
Additional names
R v BIY
Subject Matter
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Powers — Prosecution — Local authority’s power to bring prosecution for consumer offences — Whether offences charged “consumer offences” — Whether consent of Director of Public Prosecutions required before bringing prosecution for unauthorised moneylending — Whether judge’s indication that prosecution should elect between offences “ruling” against which appeal lying — Whether local authority conducting litigation through person neither authorised nor exempt — Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c 25), s 35(1) — Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c 8), s 401(2) — Legal Services Act 2007 (c 29), s 12, Sch 2, para 4(1)(b), Sch 3, para 2(4)(a) — Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c 15), Sch 5, para 46(1)
[2023] EWCA Crim 6; [2023] 1 WLR 1399; [2023] 1 Cr App R 17; [2023] WLR(D) 28, CA
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Introduction
B21.2