The defendant appealed against his conviction for aiding an offender. He had pleaded guilty, but the principal offender had subsequently been acquitted of his alleged offences. Held: The appeal failed. The section referred to the commission of an offence, and not to a conviction for that offence. There are several reasons why the conviction was … Continue reading Zaman, Regina v: CACD 22 Jan 2010
The AG referred the sentence of 7 years’ detention as unduly lenient. The defendant had been convicted of possession of a firearm and assisting an offender. He had taken the gun to hide it after a murder. Held: The defendant was part of a gang and the murderer was another member. It would be correct … Continue reading Regina v Yates; Attorney-General’s Reference (No 16 of 2009): CACD 28 Oct 2009
Appeal from sentence of four years for assisting an offender. Citations: [2008] EWCA Crim 541, [2008] 2 Cr App R (S) 94 Links: Bailii Statutes: Criminal Law Act 1967 4(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Criminal Sentencing Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.343008
Appeal against conviction of assisting an offender contrary to section 4(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967. Judges: Lord Justice Aikens Citations: [2011] EWCA Crim 1571 Links: Bailii Statutes: Criminal Law Act 1967 4(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime Updated: 27 March 2022; Ref: scu.441305
Spinks was charged under section 4(1) of the 1967 Act, in that knowing or believing that a Mr Fairey had committed an arrestable offence, he acted with intent to impede his apprehension or prosecution. To prove that Fairey had committed an . .
The plaintiff took work as a secretary at a health centre, but objected to having to type out letters referring patients to an abortion clinic, saying that she conscientiously objected to participation in the process. Held: Her appeal was dismissed. The phrase ‘participate in’ as used in the 1967 Act should be taken to have … Continue reading Janaway v Salford Area Health Authority: HL 1 Feb 1988
The claimant was convicted, imprisoned, and then his conviction was overturned. He sought compensation. He had pleaded guilty after being told by counsel to expect an adverse direction from the magistrate, following a meeting in private between counsel and the judge. His case had been overturned because he had been warned to expect a sentence … Continue reading In re McFarland: HL 29 Apr 2004
The claimant Reynolds challenged the differential treatment by age of jobseeker’s allowance. Carson complained that as a foreign resident pensioner, her benefits had not been uprated. The questions in each case were whether the benefit affected a ‘possession’ within the Convention or the discrimination was arbitrary so as to breach the applicants human rights. Held: … Continue reading Carson and Reynolds v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 17 Jun 2003
(Hong Kong) The defendant was an Afghan subject with the British Army in Hong Kong. He was accused of murder. Having accepted the protection of the British Armed forces, he became subject to their laws. In custody, he was asked about the offence by a senior officer, and admitted the act. He appealed on the … Continue reading Ibrahim v The King: PC 6 Mar 1914
The claimant challenged the Order as regards the prescription of the morning-after pill, asserting that the pill would cause miscarriages, and that therefore the use would be an offence under the 1861 Act. Held: ‘SPUC’s case is that any interference with a fertilised egg, if it leads to the loss of the egg, involves the … Continue reading Regina (Smeaton) v Secretary of State for Health and Others: Admn 18 Apr 2002
The appellants owned a guesthouse. They appealed from being found in breach of the Regulations. They had declined to honour a booking by the respondents of a room upon learning that they were a homosexual couple. The appellants had said that they were practising Christians and viewed the guest house as their home, and that … Continue reading Bull and Bull v Hall and Preddy: CA 10 Feb 2012
The House was asked whether an action for unlawful means conspiracy was available against a participant in a missing trader intra-community, or carousel, fraud. The company appealed a finding of liability saying that the VAT Act and Regulations contained the entire regime. Held: Criminal conduct at common law or by statute can constitute unlawful means … Continue reading Total Network Sl v Revenue and Customs: HL 12 Mar 2008
The court was asked as to the liability of employers in the knitting industry for hearing losses suffered by employees before the 1989 Regulations came into effect. The claimant had worked in a factory between 1971 and 2001, sustaining noise induced hearing losses before 1989. The defendant companies now appealed against a finding of liability. … Continue reading Baker v Quantum Clothing Group Ltd and Others: SC 13 Apr 2011
The defendant had faced a charge of assault in the Magistrates Court and had pleaded not guilty. She had indicated in the ‘trial issues’ form through her lawyer that her defence was self defence. The prosecutor then indicated that the charge was to be upgraded to Actual Bodily Harm. At committal the defendant wanted to … Continue reading Firth v Epping Magistrates Court: Admn 3 Feb 2011
The House considered the principle that the confession of a defendant is inadmissible in a joint criminal case against a co-defendant. In a trial for murder, one party was accused of requesting a middleman to arrange for the murder by a third party. . .
