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Thursday 17th June 2010
Defendant Funding Scheme
The new Defendant Funding Scheme implemented by the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 which limited successful Defendants to recovering their costs from central funds only at legal aid rates was unlawful and contravened the obligation under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 s.16(6) to provide a sum of money which was reasonably sufficient to compensate a successful Defendant.
QBD (Admin) (Elias LJ, Keith J)
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2010/1406.html
(Please click on the link to read the transcript)
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