Seizure of Dog under Section 5(1)(c) of the Dangerous Dogs Act

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I guess I'm just an extremely cynical person 8-)

One more question: would the owner be able to request a jury trial if they so wished?

[des8]

The accused can elect for trial by jury in a crown court for either way offences

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The accused can elect for trial by jury in a crown court for either way offences

OK, thanks for that information.

Further update: the owner has been advised by a spcialist solicitor that if their dog caused injury then they are guilty of having a dog dangerously out of control and anything else is just mitigating circumstances, so I guess it's just a case of extremely poor legislation. The law is an ass, as they say.

One other idea has come to mind however: Article 6 of the Human Rights Act grants the right to a fair trial. My question: is it a fair trial if someone is tried for the consequences of another person's criminal actions? I don't know if that is a simple yes or no answer, but I would have thought such an issue has been raised before.

[Lola49]

OK, thanks for that information.

Further update: the owner has been advised by a spcialist solicitor that if their dog caused injury then they are guilty of having a dog dangerously out of control and anything else is just mitigating circumstances, so I guess it's just a case of extremely poor legislation. The law is an ass, as they say.

One other idea has come to mind however: Article 6 of the Human Rights Act grants the right to a fair trial. My question: is it a fair trial if someone is tried for the consequences of another person's criminal actions? I don't know if that is a simple yes or no answer, but I would have thought such an issue has been raised before.

what happened in this case?