emmlegal01 2 years ago

private prosecutions

A Private Prosecution is a prosecution not brought by the Crown or Crown Prosecution Service a private prosecution is brought by any individual or any company. Private Prosecutions require specialist Solicitors / lawyers, and the right is expressly reserved in section 6(1) Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. Other than the fact the prosecution is brought by a private individual or company, for all other purposes they proceed in exactly the same way as if the prosecution had been brought by the Crown. There are many advantages to a private prosecution; they are almost always quicker, more focussed and more efficient than public prosecutions, especially in cases involving fraud. People or companies might use a private prosecution where the Police or CPS have refused to investigate or prosecute a crime, where a state prosecution has failed or where an individual or a company wishes to have more control over the timing and execution of their criminal case.