Obstruction of the Highway - Successfully appealed: 06/08/21

Outcome
Court date

Court:

 

Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) - Court 10

Hearing date:

 

Friday, 6th August 2021

Bench (DJ or JPs)

 

His Honour Judge Mark Dennis QC

Justice Mr. Edward Lord

Justice Mr. Andrew Hammond

Charged with:

 

For appeal against conviction and sentence in City of London Magistrates’ Court in February 2021 of

S137 of the Highways Act, Wilful Obstruction of the Highway

in October 2019 on Horse Guards Road

Represented by:

 

Tom Wainwright (Garden Court Chambers), instructed by

Jenny Winter (Birds)

Please outline key points in prosecution and defence cases.

 

CPS discontinued this case 15 minutes before it was meant to start. Their reason was the latest Ziegler decision.

Travel costs from Lincoln for this and previous appearances have been claimed.

 

Was defence evidence submitted in writing?

 

No need

Did defence witness(es) give evidence in person? Were they cross-examined?

None

What was the verdict,
sentence, costs?

 

Discontinued

Please add anything else relevant.

 

This meant that the question of Horse Guards Road not being a highway was not tested. This appeal was selected, and funded, to specifically test this.

I’m sure CPS are up to something: they’ve ‘botched’ all 5 appeals this week. They can’t be this inefficient, consistently?