Articles tagged as UK Law
UK law covers the laws and legislation of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Essays, case summaries, problem questions and dissertations here are relevant to law students from the United Kingdom and Great Britain, as well as students wishing to learn more about the UK legal system from overseas.
Latest Law Papers tagged as UK Law
Including law essays, dissertations, problem questions, case summaries, and law lectures, suitable for law students working towards their LLB / LLM qualifications or those studying for the new SQE.
R v Rostron - 2003
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Both R and C appealed against their conviction. They argued that the golf balls were abandoned by their original owners and, thus, removal......
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R v St George - 1840
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The Defendant (St. George) got into an argument with the victim, a Mr Durant. During the course of this argument, the Defendant took out a gun and......
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R v Saw - 2009
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Five appellants sought leave to appeal their sentences and a sixth appellant appealed against his sentence for burglary of an occupied dwelling house....
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R v Martin - 1881
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The defendant decided to play a practice joke on theatre goers by barring the exits to a playhouse, cutting the lights on the exits......
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R v Mullen [2000] QB 520
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Mullen was brought back to England from Zimbabwe due to being wanted by the police. Upon his arrival, he was arrested and later convicted of conspiracy......
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R v Lowrie - 2005
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The defendant had made a series of repeatedly false calls to the emergency services. This was a consistent form of behaviour for the defendant......
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R v Lipman - 1970
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Robert Lipman was convicted of manslaughter for killing his friend while on a bad LSD trip. She suffered two blows to the head and......
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R v Sangha
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A flat in which squatters occupied, had two armchairs and a mattress which Sangha set fire to whilst the flat was unoccupied....
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R v Shepherd - 1988
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The defendant entered a shop with a view to stealing boxes of goods from it. When charged with burglary, the defendant raised the defence......
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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......
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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......
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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......
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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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R v Tabassum - 2000
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The appellant had deceived a number of women into participating in what was claimed to be a breast cancer survey, for the purposes of helping......
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R v Sharp (David Bruce) - 1987
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Sharp joined a gang of robbers that he knew possessed and used firearms. He participated in a robbery of a post office, in which the leader......
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R v Brind 1991 | Case Summary
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The applicants sought a judicial review of directives issued by the Home Secretary. The directives placed limits on the broadcasting permission......
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R v Hardie - 1985
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Mr Hardie was charged with arson under ss 1(2) and (3) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 (CDA), for allegedly intending to damage a woman’s......
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R v Kelly and Lindsay - 1998
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The first defendant (K) had access to the Royal College of Surgeons to take drawings of anatomical specimens. The second defendant......
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R v Galliano - 1996
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G was charged with the murder of his wife, A. There was evidence that either G killed A himself, or that a killer carried out the......
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R v Smith - 1974
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Smith was the tenant of a ground floor flat. With the landlord’s permission, he installed some sound equipment and soundproofing material....
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R v Howard
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The victim was a 6-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by the defendant in her home. On the night in question, the defendant......
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R v Notman - 1994
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The defendant entered a shop from which he had previously been barred and caused a disturbance. A police officer arrived at the scene......
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R v Bollom
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The defendant inflicted various injuries upon his partner’s seventeen month old child, including bruises and cuts. Whilst the injuries per se did not......
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R v Shayler
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Shayler was a member of MI5. Before starting employment with the service, he signed a confidentiality declaration in accordance with the......
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