Want of Prosecution in UK Law

  • House of Lords
    • No. 54-2, May 1990
    • Journal of Criminal Law, The
    ... ... or because a party failed to appearor an action is dismissed for want of prosecution or a claim is notmade within a fixed time limit, there can ... ...
  • The Assizes
    • No. 21-3, July 1957
    • Journal of Criminal Law, The
    ... ... Witnesses for the prosecution stated that the motor-cyclist was on his correct side of the road, ... THE ASSIZES 223 for want of prosecution, and such person shall appear to be insane, it ... ...
  • NOTES OF CASES
    • No. 32-6, November 1969
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... EXERCISE OF JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO DISMISS AN ACTION FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION AN appeal lies from an official referee to the ... ...
  • Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
    • No. 53-4, November 1989
    • Journal of Criminal Law, The
    ... ... The appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution. He presented a petition to the Royal Court in ... ...
  • NOTES OF CASES
    • No. 31-6, November 1968
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... his statement always remember- ing it is for the prosecution to prove that the inducement did not affect him."E This ... Nov. 1968 NOTES OF CASES 697 DISMISSAL OF ACTIOX FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION IN three recent cases the Court of Appeal ... ...
  • Forbearance to Sue and Forbearance to Defend
    • No. 27-5, September 1964
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... appear and the action may be struck out or dismissed for want of prosecution; B may be unable to produce satisfactory ... ...
  • Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
    • No. 62-6, December 1998
    • Journal of Criminal Law, The
    ... ... He was entitled to remain silent and neither the prosecution nor the court of trial had attempted to take advantage of his ... could be argued that the murder charge should be dismissed for want of prosecution, or on the ground of want of prosecution ... ...
  • Preliminary Sections
    • Construction Law. Volume III - Third Edition
    • Julian Bailey
    • 1-28
    ... ... variation of order 2212 Strike out 2213 (i) Generally 2213 (ii) Want of prosecution 2215 (iii) “Unless” orders 2216 Summary judgment 2217 ... ...
  • Avoidable Delays in Magistrates' Courts
    • No. 51-3, August 1987
    • Journal of Criminal Law, The
    ... ... or adjourned at the request of either the Crown Prosecution Service or the defence. I felt ashamed at my recently ... refuse such adjournments and dismiss the case for want of prosecution, with costs if the defendant is privately ... ...
  • NOTES OF CASES
    • No. 41-5, September 1978
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... A.C.A.S. itself plainly does not want to be involved in a procedure which leads to the use of ... BRADLEY. WANT OF PROSECUTION THE administration of English civil litigation assumes it ... ...
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