The appellants were released on bail having spent approximately 7 months in custody. |
Counsel for the appellants argues that those words are not sufficiently precise to exclude liability for negligence. |
None of the appellants or their co-conspirators gave evidence at the trial. |
As the paragraph was extremely prejudicial, the appellants should have had the opportunity of replying to it. |
Accordingly, no profit costs should be allowed to the appellants for work done by their partnership. |
It is now established practice for judges to quash a conviction while suggesting that the appellants are not necessarily innocent. |