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R v Lowrie - 2005
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The defendant had made a series of repeatedly false calls to the emergency services. This was a consistent form of behaviour for the defendant......
R v Lipman - 1970
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Robert Lipman was convicted of manslaughter for killing his friend while on a bad LSD trip. She suffered two blows to the head and......
R v Sangha
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A flat in which squatters occupied, had two armchairs and a mattress which Sangha set fire to whilst the flat was unoccupied....
R v Shepherd - 1988
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The defendant entered a shop with a view to stealing boxes of goods from it. When charged with burglary, the defendant raised the defence......
R v Page - 1954
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A British soldier, Harry Richard Page (HRP), killed an Egyptian national in Egypt and was convicted of murder of an Egyptian......
R v Hudson and Taylor
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Hudson and Taylor were two girls who were charged with perjury having given false evidence by failing to identify an individual......
R v Bourne - 1952
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Sydney Joseph Bourne (B) subjected his wife Adelaide Bourne (A) to bestiality by terrorising her into submission against her......
R v Rimmington - 2006
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Rimmington, the defendant, sent 538 separate postal packages to individuals. These were of a crude, racist and obscene nature......
R v Tabassum - 2000
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The appellant had deceived a number of women into participating in what was claimed to be a breast cancer survey, for the purposes of helping......
R v Sharp (David Bruce) - 1987
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Sharp joined a gang of robbers that he knew possessed and used firearms. He participated in a robbery of a post office, in which the leader......
R v Brind 1991 | Case Summary
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The applicants sought a judicial review of directives issued by the Home Secretary. The directives placed limits on the broadcasting permission......
R v Hardie - 1985
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Mr Hardie was charged with arson under ss 1(2) and (3) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 (CDA), for allegedly intending to damage a woman’s......
R v Kelly and Lindsay - 1998
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The first defendant (K) had access to the Royal College of Surgeons to take drawings of anatomical specimens. The second defendant......
R v Galliano - 1996
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G was charged with the murder of his wife, A. There was evidence that either G killed A himself, or that a killer carried out the......
R v Smith - 1974
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Smith was the tenant of a ground floor flat. With the landlord’s permission, he installed some sound equipment and soundproofing material....
R v Howard
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The victim was a 6-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by the defendant in her home. On the night in question, the defendant......
R v Notman - 1994
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The defendant entered a shop from which he had previously been barred and caused a disturbance. A police officer arrived at the scene......
R v Bollom
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The defendant inflicted various injuries upon his partner’s seventeen month old child, including bruises and cuts. Whilst the injuries per se did not......
R v Shayler
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Shayler was a member of MI5. Before starting employment with the service, he signed a confidentiality declaration in accordance with the......
R v Brooks - 1983
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A father and daughter ate in the upstairs room of a restaurant together with another man. The daughter left the restaurant early in a rush....
R v Hysa
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The complainant was a 16 year old girl who was celebrating the New Year in London. She had been drinking, as well as a suggestion of smoking cannabis......
Fitzroy George v SSHD - Case Summary
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The Supreme Court in this case were asked to determine the immigration status of a man who had been subject to a deportation order, but where the immigration judge had decided that he could not actually be deported as it would breach his Article 8 ECHR rights to respect for family life....
R v Heard [2008] QB 43
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The police had been called to the defendant’s house; he had been self-harming at the time, appearing depressive and emotional, as well as......
R (Al Rawi and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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The first three claimants were imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay. Having been previously resident in the UK, they held indefinite leaves to remain......
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