Watson, R (on the application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions

The court declined to certify the case. Detailed submissions asserting that the decision would have startling consequences were rejected where the court considered that those consequences did not follow.

The claimant applied for judicial review against the Director of Public Prosecutions. The judgment records detailed submissions by the claimant and addresses whether the case justified the grant of a certificate. The defendant did not attend or appear.

1. The court rejected the claimant’s submission that the decision produced the asserted startling consequences.
2. Having considered the claimant’s detailed submissions, the court concluded that the case did not justify a certificate.
3. The application for a certificate was refused.