Sir Patrick Russell considered the effect of section 11 of the 1968 Act, saying: ‘The closing words of that section ‘unless the contrary is proved’ provides in my judgment, the clearest possible mandate to a defendant in a road traffic accident case to attack his earlier conviction provided he has some good force for so doing and can discharge the burden of proof to a civil standard that the section imposes upon him.’
Judges:
Sir Patrick Russell
Citations:
[1999] 1 WLR 1977
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – RAR v GGC QBD 10-Aug-2012
The claimant alleged that the defendant, her stepfather, had sexually and otherwise assaulted her when she was a child. He had pleaded guilty to one charge in 1978, and now said that the claim was out of time. The claimant sought the extension of . .
Cited – RAR v GGC QBD 10-Aug-2012
The claimant alleged that the defendant, her stepfather, had sexually and otherwise assaulted her when she was a child. He had pleaded guilty to one charge in 1978, and now said that the claim was out of time. The claimant sought the extension of . .
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Evidence
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.463643