References: 33678/96
Ratio: A challenge to the conviction and sentencing of the claimants for disrupting a lawful whaling expedition was held inadmissible. A fine was considered to be proportionate for such direct action.
Jurisdiction: Human Rights
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Roberts and Others v Regina CACD (Bailii, [2018] EWCA Crim 2739, Judiciary)
The defendants appealed against sentences for causing a public nuisance. They had been protesting against fracking by climbing aboard a lorry and blocking a main road for several days.
Held: The appeals from immediate custodial sentences were . .
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Last Update: 10 December 2018
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