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04 April 2008
Issue: 7315 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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CRIMINAL LITIGATION

R (White) v Crown Court at Blackfriars [2008] EWHC 510 (Admin)

A claim for judicial review (see below) was made because an appeal by way of case stated would be out of time.

HELD The court should be slow to entertain an application for judicial review as an alternative to an appeal by way of case stated just because the time limit for an appeal has been missed, even if the fault lies with the claimant’s solicitors rather than with the claimant personally.

There may be cases where judicial review is, however, appropriate, in particular to avoid a serious injustice.
 

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From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
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