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R v DARTFORD JUSTICES, EX PARTE DIXON : R v BURTON-ON-TRENT JUSTICES, EX PARTE YEOMANS : R v MAIDSTONE JUSTICES, EX PARTE WALLACE (2000)

PUBLISHED March 23, 2000
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The magistrates had made a finding of culpable neglect by the applicants to pay their respective fines without conducting a proper means inquiry or considering alternative methods of enforcement. Their decisions to commit each applicant to prison were unlawful and unreasonable.

DC (Otton LJ, Douglas Brown J)

23/03/2000

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