Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 76 (Oct)
Neutral Citation: [2009] EWHC 2265 (Admin)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London)
Judge:

Wyn Williams J
Representation Trevor Archer (instructed by Edwards Duthie) for the claimant.
  The defendant did not appear and was not represented.
  Kevin Barry (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service, Northampton) for the interested party.
Judgment Dates: 19 August 2009

Catchwords

Crown Court - Bail - Application - Refusal of bail - Claimant facing numerous charges of attempted fraud - Judge at Crown Court refusing claimant's application for bail - Whether judge's decision unreasonable in circumstances.

The Case

Crown Court Bail. The Administrative Court held that the judge's decision to refuse bail to the claimant was unreasonable in all the circumstances of the instant case. The judge had placed disproportionate weight on a particular factor, but had failed to take cognisance of the history of the proceedings.

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