[2004] EWCA Crim 2343
Before making a wasted costs order a judge ought to be satisfied of the criteria in the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 s.19A by reference to the guidance and three stage test in R v Simon Mintz (Times, July 16, 1999) .
CA (Crim Div) (Scott Baker LJ, Silber J, Davis J)
14/09/2004