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Tristan Kirk

Council ordered to pay cinema’s legal costs after botched Covid prosecution

An east London council has been ordered to pay £24,000 in legal costs after a botched attempt to prosecute a cinema for breaking Covid rules.

A criminal case was brought by Tower Hamlets council against the Genesis Cinema in Bethnal Green, accusing the family-run arthouse venue of flouting the pandemic rules in November and December 2020.

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