Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 549 (Mar)
Neutral Citation: [2004] EWHC 699 (Admin)
Court: Divisional Court
Judge:

Lord Woolf CJ, Rose LJ and Royce J

Representation John Lofthouse (instructed by Peach Grey & Co, Southampton) for the first claimant
  James Leonard (instructed by Sharman & Co, Southampton) for the second claimant.
  Anthony Hacking QC (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service, Winchester) for the prosecution, as first interested party.
  David Perry (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Department for Constitutional Affairs, as second interested party.
Judgment Dates: 17 March 2004

Catchwords

Criminal evidence and procedure - Prosecution of offences - Custody time limits - Extension - Interpretation of statute - s 22(3).

The Case

The court certified two questions concerning the extension of custody time limits as points of general public importance, but refused permission to appeal to the House of Lords.

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