Two alleged incidents might be sufficient to be seen as a course of conduct and found an allegation of harassment under the Act, but any distance in time between them might suggest that they could not be seen as one course of conduct. Here a separation of four months was too much, although harassment associated perhaps with an annual event might do so.
Citations:
Times 29-Mar-2000, [2000] 1 FLR 799
Statutes:
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 2(1)
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Hills CACD 20-Dec-2000
The Act could apply to acts which were directed toward a non-stranger, such as an estranged spouse. In considering whether a ‘course of conduct’ was established, the court should consider the case law, and assess the distance between incidents. In . .
Cited – Regina v Patel (Nitin) CACD 11-Nov-2004
The defendant appealed his conviction under the 1977 Act.
Held: The judge directing a jury must require a finding that the different acts complained of had a sufficient connection with each other to form a ‘course of conduct’ within the Act. . .
Cited – Banks v Ablex Ltd CA 24-Feb-2005
The claimant appealed denial of her claim for damages for psychological injury. She complained that her employer had failed to prevent her and other female employees being bullied by a co-worker, and they committed a breach of statutory duty in . .
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Crime
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.82957
