Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 21 (Feb)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London)
Judge:

Moses LJ and Irwin J (judgment delivered extempore)

Representation Pamela Rose (instructed by Cooper & Co) for the claimant.
  James Boyd (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 3 February 2012

Catchwords

Animal - Dog - Dangerous dog - Claimant charged with being owner of dangerous dog - Order being made for destruction of dog - Claimant appealing - Dog subsequently being taken into care of animal sanctuary - Claimant's appeal being refused - Whether court having power to order dog to remain in sanctuary.

The Case

Animal Dog. The Administrative Court, in allowing the claimant's application for judicial review, held that the crown court had had the power to make a contingent destruction order in respect of a dog.

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