Compensation: Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 section 35

Section 35 powers of criminal courts act 1973 empowers any court to order an accused to pay compensation in respect of any loss or damage resulting from the offence of which the accused has been convicted. However, the court of appeal (r v vivian 68 cr app r53) have held that no compensation order should be made unless the sum claimed is either agreed or simply proved. The courts have been discouraged from embarking on complicated investigations, preferring to leave the victim to his civil remedies. Accordingly, compensation is rarely relevant in cases involving breach of copyright.