| 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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