Guernsey Judgment 9/2008 - R J Bach and K Bach v Law Officers of the Crown

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Island Development (Guernsey) Law, 1966 - carrying out development without permission - appeal from conviction before the Magistrates Court - conversion of adjoining dwellings with a single dwelling - held that prescription did not apply against the Crown or the Law Officers in criminal matters - no unjustifiable delay such as to constitute abuse of process - European Convention on Human Rights (Article 6) - no breach of right to a hearing ″within a reasonable time″ - appeal dismissed