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Hicks v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police: HL 5 Mar 1992

The plaintiffs sought damages after watching television scenes of the football match at Hillsborough at which their two daughters died after disorder. Held: Neither the risk of future injury nor anxiety at the prospect of future injury is actionable. Judges: Lord Templeman, Lord Bridge of Harwich, Lord Griffiths, Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Browne-Wilkinson Citations: … Continue reading Hicks v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police: HL 5 Mar 1992

Regina v Elliott: CACD 1985

The defendant was faced with a charge under the 1882 Act. The prosecution required that the consent of the Attorney-General be given before proceedings commenced. The consent was only given after he had been charged, but before the trial. Held: Section 63 of the 1982 Act should be interpreted as meaning that instituting proceedings relates … Continue reading Regina v Elliott: CACD 1985

Regina v Carroll and Al-Hasan and Secretary of State for Home Department: Admn 16 Feb 2001

The claimants challenged the instruction that they must squat whilst undergoing a strip search in prison. A dog search had given cause to supect the presence of explosives in the wing, and the officers understood that such explosives might be hidden anally. Held: The common thread in all the cases has been the search to … Continue reading Regina v Carroll and Al-Hasan and Secretary of State for Home Department: Admn 16 Feb 2001

Somerville v Scottish Ministers: HL 24 Oct 2007

The claimants complained of their segregation while in prison. Several preliminary questions were to be decided: whether damages might be payable for breach of a Convention Right; wheher the act of a prison governor was the act of the executive; whether time ran from the date of the first breach, whether want of proportionality is … Continue reading Somerville v Scottish Ministers: HL 24 Oct 2007