Iqbal, R (On the Application Of) v The Crown Court At Canterbury

MS K. LUMSDON QC (instructed by Grey & Co) appeared on behalf of the Applicant. THE RESPONDENT did not appear and was not represented. MS V. AILES (instructed by the CPS) appeared on behalf of the Interested Party. ____________________

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ii. failed to explain why she rejected the evidence that � notwithstanding the Claimant's knowledge of the seriousness and strength of the case against him � he had attended on the police and at court when requested, in favour of the findings that there was a very real and substantial risk of the Claimant failing to surrender if granted bail;

iii. appeared to question the police decision to release the Claimant under investigation in 2017 and thereafter.

Thus she considered considerations (a) and (d) of para.9 of Part I of Schedule 1 to be in play.