AG -v- Joshua trading as Le Marinel Products [2014] JRC 148A (25 July 2014)

AG -v- Joshua trading as Le Marinel Products [2014] JRC 148A (25 July 2014)

The seriousness of breaching food safety law justifies a sentence of community service, which is only available where imprisonment is considered; a deterrent message is necessary for those conducting such business.

Citation
[2014] JRC 148A
Parties
Defendant: [Defendant not named]; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
25 July 2014
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
conviction and sentence
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Food Safety Offences, Community Service, Costs Order
Criminal Law Food Safety Law Sentencing Food Safety Offences Community Service Costs Order

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Parties

[Defendant not named]

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for breach of Article 3 of the Food Safety (Jersey) Law

Ratio Decidendi

The seriousness of breaching food safety law justifies a sentence of community service, which is only available where imprisonment is considered; a deterrent message is necessary for those conducting such business.

Court Disposition

conviction and sentence

Orders

  • 120 hours' community service on each of two charges, to run concurrently (total 120 hours)
  • £250 costs to prosecution, payable in 6 months