Citations: [2009] EWCA Crim 2616 Links: Bailii Statutes: Protection from Harassment Act 1997 4(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime Updated: 10 July 2022; Ref: scu.396428

The defendant appealed against his conviction under the 1977 Act. He and the complainant had been in a volatile relationship. Both were police constables. He said that though there had been incidents, they had not amounted to a course of conduct within the Act. Held: The issue is whether, on the evidence, the appellant had … Continue reading Regina v Curtis: CACD 9 Feb 2010

The defendant appealed against conviction under section 4(1) of the 1997 Act. It was not disputed that the prosecution had to prove (1) that there had been a course of conduct on the part of the appellant, (2) that the course of conduct had caused the complainant to fear on at least two occasions that … Continue reading Regina v Haque: CACD 26 Jul 2011

The defendant was an animal rights protester who had been accused under the Act of harassing the company and its employees.
Held: The act was intended to be used to protect individuals, and not companies. Two incidents were alleged, but no . .

Moses LJ said: ‘The Crown Court was undoubtedly correct to follow the guidance of the Court of Appeal in R v Haque. The three requirements identified include as a second requirement the conduct must be calculated to produce the consequences described in section 7 and thus the defendant must have intended to alarm the complainant … Continue reading Plavelil v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 2014

Reasons for allowing of appeal from conviction of offence of putting someone in fear. Held: ‘The emphasis in the summing up was not on what amounts to harassment but what amounts to assault. Further direction was required as to what can be a course of conduct amounting to harassment. Description of a number of acts … Continue reading Widdows, Regina v: CACD 21 Jun 2011