Vital new case about bail
How many times have we all heard the old mantra "the court has to take the prosecution's case at its highest" when considering bail? Well it's not true, and never has been, according to the High Court in R(E) v Wood Green Crown Court [2012] EWHC 1869 (Admin). In this judicial review case Mr Justice Mitting describes this fallacy as "a stark and simple error," consequently quashing a decision to refuse bail.