He told me: "The CPS maintain that the Director of Public Prosecution's consent was required before the prosecution was commenced".
He noted the Ramsay review – led by corporate law expert Professor Ian Ramsay – was under way and that the Australian Securities and Investment Commission had commenced prosecutions on the rate-rigging allegations.
A private prosecution is commenced by requesting a summons from the magistrates' court.
"However, we are now aware that the LTDA has commenced private prosecutions in the Magistrates' Court against a number of individual drivers who use the Uber app".
Where the article is a film, the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions is required before a prosecution can commence.
The judge's finding followed community leaders taking advantage of a little-known law to appeal directly to the judge to commence a prosecution of the officer, as is permitted in Ohio and a few other states.
So the weirdness commenced.
And the downturn commenced.
