| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 48 (Jun) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court |
| Judge: | Toulson LJ and Griffith Williams J (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | Jimmy Vakil (instructed by A.M. Strachan & Co) for the claimant. |
| The youth court was not represented and did not attend. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 13 June 2012 |
Catchwords
Criminal law - Procedure - Adjournment - Claimant being charged, inter alia, with possessing an offensive weapon - Prosecution witness not attending on two occasions - Adjournment being granted by defendant youth court - Claimant applying for judicial review - Whether youth court erring.
The Case
Criminal law Procedure. The Divisional Court allowed the claimant's application for judicial review of the decision of the defendant youth court to adjourn his trial upon the failure of the prosecution to ensure the attendance of relevant witnesses.
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