Author Archives: dls
Coxon -v- Manchester City Magistrates Court; Admn 11-Mar-2010
The defendant appealed against his conviction for driving with excess alcohol, saying that the intoximeter used had not received type approval as required.
Filed under Road Traffic
Lee Ting Sang -v- Chung Chi-Keung; PC 8-Mar-1990
(Hong Kong) The Board considered the conclusion that the applicant stone mason was not an employee of the defendant: ‘even if I leaned towards the opposite conclusion, it would nevertheless be quite impossible for me to say that no tribunal … Continue reading
Filed under Commonwealth, Employment
Regina -v- Hancox and Another; CACD 4-Feb-2010
The defendants appealed against the imposition on them of serious crime prevention orders under section 19 of the 2007 Act.Held: The appeals failed. To make the order, the court must satisfy itself that it had reasonable grounds to believe that … Continue reading
Filed under Criminal Sentencing, Human Rights
Wai Yu-tsang -v-The Queen; PC 14-Oct-1991
(Hong Kong) The defendant was chief accountant in a bank. He caused to be made false entries to fail to reflect the dishonouring of substantial cheques. He was charged alone on an allegation of conspiracy. His defence was that he … Continue reading
Filed under Commonwealth, Crime
Fox -v- Chief Constable of Gwent; Regina -v- Fox; HL 1986
The driver left an accident. The police entered his home unlawfully, and on his refusal to supply a breath test, he was arrested and charged with faiing to supply.Held: A lawful arrest is not an essential requirement before a breath … Continue reading
Filed under Criminal Evidence, Road Traffic
NLW -v- ARC; FD 13-Jan-2012
The former wife sought leave to appeal against an ancillary relief order made by consent. The husband did not attend.Held: The new rules intended to align family procedures with the CPR as applies for appeals to the Court of appeal. … Continue reading
Filed under Family
Hudson -v- Leigh; FD 5-Jun-2009
The claimant sought a decree of divorce. The ceremony had been a religious one in Cape Town. They had intended it to be followed by a ceremony in a register office in England, but this did not happen. The pastor … Continue reading
Filed under Family
Rugby Football Union -v- Viagogo Ltd; CA 20-Dec-2011
The Union complained that the defendant operators of a web-site had permitted the sale of its tickets at far above their face value. The Court considerer whether it was proper to make a Norwich Pharmacal order which would entail the … Continue reading
Filed under Contract, Information, Litigation Practice
Kovats -v- TFO Management Llp and Another; EAT 21-Apr-2009
EAT JURISDICTIONAL POINTS: Worker, employee or neitherCan a partner in a limited liability partnership be an employee? The EAT decided that on the facts of the case the Appellant was a partner in a limited liability partnership and not an … Continue reading
Filed under Company, Employment
Wilkinson and Others, Regina -v-, Attorney-General?s Reference No 43 of 2009; CACD 6-Oct-2009
The court examined the provisions distinguishing between sentences of imprisonment for life and imprisonment for public protection (IPP) in cases involving very serious gun and drugs crimes.Held: The Avis case guidelines remained valuable, but this case involved the large scale … Continue reading
Filed under Criminal Sentencing
