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AB and others v Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust: QBD 26 Mar 2004

Representative claims were made against the respondents, hospitals, pathologists etc with regard to the removal of organs from deceased children without the informed consent of the parents. They claimed under the tort of wrongful interference. Held: Organ removal when a post mortem had been ordered by the coroner was not tortious. In English law there … Continue reading AB and others v Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust: QBD 26 Mar 2004

Wheatley and Another v The Commissioner of Police of the British Virgin Islands: PC 4 May 2006

(The British Virgin Islands) The defendants appealed against convictions for theft and misconduct. Being civil servants they had entered in to contract with companies in which they had interests. Judges: Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Steyn, Lord Clyde, Lord Carswell, Lord Mance Citations: [2006] UKPC 24 Links: Bailii Citing: Cited – Nutton v Wilson 1889 … Continue reading Wheatley and Another v The Commissioner of Police of the British Virgin Islands: PC 4 May 2006

Clarke, Regina v; Regina v McDaid: HL 6 Feb 2008

An indictment had not been signed despite a clear statutory provision that it should be. The defects were claimed to have been cured by amendment before sentence. Held: The convictions failed. Sections 1(1) and 2(1) of the 1933 Act which provided for a bill of indictment (which had of itself no legal standing save as … Continue reading Clarke, Regina v; Regina v McDaid: HL 6 Feb 2008

Regina v Hinks: HL 27 Oct 2000

A woman befriending an older man of limited intelligence accepted daily cash payments from his building society over eight months, claiming them to be gifts. She now appealed against her conviction for theft. Held: (Lord Hutton dissenting) For the purposes of the Theft Acts the acceptance of a gift can constitute ‘appropriation.’ The word is … Continue reading Regina v Hinks: HL 27 Oct 2000

Regina v Williams (Roy): CACD 25 Oct 2000

There is a clear distinction between the appropriation which is an element of theft, and the obtaining in an offence of deception. In this case the defendant had over-billed for worked, and was accused of theft in respect of the presentation of the cheques given in payment of his bills. The case of Preddy did … Continue reading Regina v Williams (Roy): CACD 25 Oct 2000

Regina v Patel: CACD 2000

The defendent pleaded guilty to conspiring to obtain property by deception. He admitted receiving a total of andpound;51,920. Held: This amount represented his benefit from his relevant criminal conduct for the purpose of the Act. That he had later given some of the money to his fellow conspirator was irrelevant. The court considered Rees and … Continue reading Regina v Patel: CACD 2000

Regina v McKechnie: CACD 2002

Four appellants conspired to defraud banks and others. The prosecution alleged a sophisticated and well organised conspiracy involving the appellants and others. Mail was redirected to addresses to which the conspirators had access. Credit cards so received would be used until the credit card limit had been reached. Fingerprint and handwriting evidence revealed the links … Continue reading Regina v McKechnie: CACD 2002

Regina v Wiggins: CACD 23 Jun 2000

The court should not normally order that a passenger who had been convicted of aggravated taking without consent should also be subject to a extended driving test after the conclusion of the ban in the same way that a driver might. Citations: Times 23-Jun-2000 Statutes: Theft Act 1968 Criminal Sentencing, Road Traffic Updated: 09 April … Continue reading Regina v Wiggins: CACD 23 Jun 2000

Regina v Nelson: CACD 2 Mar 2000

Having been arrested for theft, and found in possession of an imitation firearm, but later being acquitted of theft, the defendant argued he could not be convicted of possessing the firearm if no specified offence was committed. Held: The words of the Act are clear, and required either the commission of an offence or possession … Continue reading Regina v Nelson: CACD 2 Mar 2000

Gregg v Scott: HL 27 Jan 2005

The patient saw his doctor and complained about a lump under his arm. The doctor failed to diagnose cancer. It was nine months before treatment was begun. The claimant sought damages for the reduction in his prospects of disease-free survival for ten years from 42%, when he first consulted the doctor to 25%. The House … Continue reading Gregg v Scott: HL 27 Jan 2005

R v Director of Public Prosecutions; B v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 5 Mar 2007

The defendants appealed by case stated their convictions by the youth court for robbery, saying that the victim had not said they had felt threatened or put in fear. Held: Whether an act constituted robbery was decided according to the intention of the perpetrator and not the fortitude or otherwise of the victim. Smith LJ, … Continue reading R v Director of Public Prosecutions; B v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 5 Mar 2007

Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions and Another: Admn 22 May 2020

Short term possession of stun gun The appellant challenged the decision of the justices finding him guilty on summary conviction of an offence of possession of a weapon designed or adapted for the discharge of electrical current for incapacitation contrary to s. 5(1)(b) and Schedule 6 of the Firearms Act 1968. The weapon, namely a … Continue reading Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions and Another: Admn 22 May 2020

Mohamed, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 4): Admn 4 Feb 2009

In an earlier judgment, redactions had been made relating to reports by the US government of its treatment of the claimant when held by them at Guantanamo bay. The claimant said he had been tortured and sought the documents to support his defence of his case in the US. The remaining issue was as to … Continue reading Mohamed, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 4): Admn 4 Feb 2009

Ultraframe (UK) Ltd v Fielding and others: ChD 27 Jul 2005

The parties had engaged in a bitter 95 day trial in which allegations of forgery, theft, false accounting, blackmail and arson. A company owning patents and other rights had become insolvent, and the real concern was the destination and ownership of . .