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Snelling v Snelling
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The plaintiff and his brothers, the second and third defendants were directors of a family business and company, the first defendant….
Rialas v Mitchell – 1984
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The infant plaintiff, aged 6 and a half, was crossing the road when he was struck by a van driven by a van driven by the defendant….
Soering v UK
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Soering v United Kingdom (1989) concerns Articles 3, 6 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) 1950 and the potential extradition to the USA by the UK of a West German national to face trial in Virginia, USA on a murder charge….
RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The claimant was a supplier of automated machines and agreed to manufacture an automated system in the defendant’s factory. Work began on the basis of a letter of intent with a long form contract to follow. …
Smith v. Stone – 1647 | Case Brief
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Smith (S) brought an action of trespass against Stone (D) after D was carried onto S’s land by force, and violence of others, and was not there……
Taylor v Hamer – 2002
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The appellant bought a property from the respondent. When inspecting the property, the appellant noticed that part of the land was paved……
Staples v West Dorset
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The defendant occupied the Cobb at Lyme Regis which was a wall from which the public could gain access to the promenade….
Terms of The Contract Case Summaries
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Terms of Contract Cases. The plaintiffs, who had shipped goods for many years with the defendants, who were forwarding agents, agreed to a changeover in the method of shipment to enable goods to be carried in containers stored below deck on the ship….
R v Braham – 2013
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The appellant, Braham, had been convicted of the rape and assault of the victim, who was his partner at the time. It was alleged that……
R v Dica – 2004
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Criminal – Assault Inflicting Grievous bodily harm – Transmitting disease through consensual sexual intercourse. The defendant, Mohamed Dica was charged with inflicting two counts of grievous bodily harm under s 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861….
R v HM Attorney-General for England and Wales – 2003
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The defendant was a New Zealander and former SAS member. In 1992, one of his commanding officers wrote a book and included a chapter……
R v King
Example case summary. Last modified: December 9, 2021
The defendant had remarried while his previous marriage was still valid. He was prosecuted for bigamy contrary to section 57 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861…
R v Lockley – 1995
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In R v Lockley the defendant stole cans of beer from an off-licence. The shopkeeper tried to prevent him leaving the shop with the stolen items….
R v C (Barry)
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The defendant was convicted on a number of counts of sexual and violent offences against four different women between the years of 1967-1987….
R v Ong [2001] Cr App R (S) 117
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The defendant had planned to switch off the floodlights at a Premier League football game between Charlton and Liverpool……
R v Mowatt
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The defendant and a friend were out late at night, and came across the victim, at which point the defendant knocked the victim……
R v Elbekkay
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The appellant had been out for the evening drinking with the victim and her boyfriend. They returned to the victim’s flat and the victim retired to bed……
R v Howe – 1987
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In the first case, the two appellants, Howe and Bannister, and the victim were driven by M to an isolated area, where they assaulted the victim and M killed him. Similarly, the three jointly strangled another victim and a third victim managed to escape….
R v Jones – 1987
Example case summary. Last modified: July 13, 2019
There were six appellants to the appeal a conviction under s 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. All had pleaded guilty to at least two……
R v Saik – 2006
Example case summary. Last modified: July 4, 2019
The defendant, Saik, operated a bureau de change near Marble Arch in London. Saik changed money that had been gained as proceeds of crime into……
R v Marangwanda
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The defendant was responsible for assisting in caring for two young children, as he was engaged in a romantic relationship……
R v Quayle
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The appellants appealed against convictions for the cultivation, production and possession of cannabis and cannabis resin….
R v Fiak – 2005
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Fiak had been sitting in a car, parked outside his house, when he was approached by police officers who had suspected he was in……
R v Bailey – 1983
Example case summary. Last modified: October 1, 2021
Self-induced automatism defence unavailable to diabetic convicted of wounding with intent. The appellant (B) was convicted of wounding with intent. He claimed the defence of automatism caused by hypoglaecemia as a result of failing to take food after a dose of insulin….
R v Kimsey – 1996
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Kimsey (K) and Osbourne (O) were driving at high speeds in extremely close convoy. Whilst doing so, there was an accident in which O’s car clipped a verge and span out of control, collided with the side of K’s car and went into the path of oncoming traffic….
R v Page – 1954
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A British soldier, Harry Richard Page (HRP), killed an Egyptian national in Egypt and was convicted of murder of an Egyptian……
R v Dalloway 1847
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Dalloway was standing on a horse and cart as it drove along a public road. Dalloway was not holding on to the reins as they were resting on the horse’s back. During his journey, a small child ran out in to the road in front of the cart and was killed by one of the wheels as it moved along….
R v Miller [1983] 2 AC 161
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The court concluded that as he was responsible for having created the dangerous situation, the defendant was under a duty to take action to resolve it once he became aware of the fire….
R v Smith – 2011
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S, P and H challenged their conviction on the basis that the alleged offence was not known to the law because the heroin in question was unlawfully in the possession of the victim….
R v Morris – 1983
Example case summary. Last modified: October 4, 2021
The defendants were convicted of theft under s.1 of the Theft Act 1968 after switching the labels on products in a supermarket to obtain a lower price. One of the defendants was caught before he paid, while the other was only caught afterwards….
R v Donovan
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It was established at trial that the appellant, Mr Donovan, had ‘induced’ the victim to accompany him to his garage, wherein he had proceeded to beat her with a cane in ‘circumstances of indecency’…
R v Misra and Srivastava
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Two doctors were convicted of gross negligence manslaughters when their post-operative patient became infected with a staphylococcus aureus……
R v Nedrick – 1986
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The defendant Nedrick held a grudge against a woman. In the middle of the night he drove to her house before pouring petrol through her letter box and igniting it. The defendant, without warning anyone in the house then drove home….
R v Coates
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The defendant was a senior naval rating at the time of the incident and the complainant was a naval medical assistant, both working aboard a ship….
R v Prince – 1875
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
Where a statute is silent as to the mens rea for an offence, the court is not bound to read a mens rea requirement into the statute. The offence was one of strict liability as to age, therefore a mens rea of knowledge of the girl’s actual age was not required to establish the offence. …
R v Clarkson; R v Carroll; R v Dodd
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The defendants were drinking when they heard sounds indicating that a woman was being raped. They entered the room where the sounds……
R v McNaughten – M’Naghten
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M'Naughten murder and pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity. In January 1843, at the parish of Saint Martin, Middlesex, Daniel M’Naghten took a pistol and shot Edward Drummond, who he believed to the British Prime Minister Robert Pell, wounding him fatally….
R v Hall – 1973
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The defendant travel agent received deposit monies from various clients to pay for flights to the United States. He paid the monies……
R v Brown – 1985
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The defendant, Brown, broke a shop window and stuck the top half of his body through the hole while rummaging about inside the shop in order to steal the contents. His lower half remained outside the shop….
R v Hudson and Taylor
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Hudson and Taylor were two girls who were charged with perjury having given false evidence by failing to identify an individual……
R v Ryan – 1996
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The defendant, Ryan, was discovered in the early hours of the morning stuck inside the window of an elderly person’s house and had to be removed by the fire brigade. He had managed only to get his head and one arm inside the window….
R v Bowen – 1996
Example case summary. Last modified: July 5, 2019
Bowen had obtained a number of electrical goods, over a series of visits to the value of £20,000. He had done so by applying for a number of ‘instant……
R v Hennigan
Example case summary. Last modified: July 4, 2019
Hennigan drove at eighty miles per hour and hit the side of a car, driven by Lowe, who was emerging from a turning in a road….
R v Bourne – 1952
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Sydney Joseph Bourne (B) subjected his wife Adelaide Bourne (A) to bestiality by terrorising her into submission against her……
R v Shepherd – 1862
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The defendant was the mother of an eighteen year old girl who had died as a result of complications during childbirth. After going into labour……
R v Bounekhla
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The defendant was convicted of three counts of sexual assault after he deliberately and surreptitiously ejaculated on women while dancing……
R v Lewis
Example case summary. Last modified: July 5, 2019
John Lewis (J), a French-American seaman, injured a German man (G) on board an American ship on the high seas. G died in hospital……
R v Geddes – 1996
Example case summary. Last modified: July 4, 2019
Gary William Geddes (G), 29, was discovered in the toilets of a school to which he had no connection, with a rucksack. When leaving the school……
R v Franklin – 1883
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Mr Franklin took up a larger box from Brighton Pier and threw it into the sea. The victim was swimming underneath in the sea at the time and was struck by the box and died….
R v Rimmington – 2006
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Rimmington, the defendant, sent 538 separate postal packages to individuals. These were of a crude, racist and obscene nature……
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