The defendant appealed against his convictions under the 1977 Act. Held: Under section 1(2) the deprivation of occupation for one day was insufficient. To constitute an offence, the deprivation had to take the character of an eviction. However, the appeal against the offence under section 1(3) failed. It was sufficient to establish that the acts, … Continue reading Regina v Yuthiwattana: CACD 1984

The defendants appealed against their conviction under the 1977 Act. Held: To amount to harrassment, the actions complained of need not be such as would give rise of themselves to civil or criminal action. Citations: [1991] 1 AC 135, Independent 24-May-1990 Statutes: Protection from Eviction Act 1977 1(3) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Upheld – … Continue reading Regina v Burke: HL 24 May 1990