A Level Law Cases Review Questions and Answers

Vaughan v Vaughan (1973) Dictionaries of the time - correct definition if molest Cheeseman v DPP Literal rule - Plain meaning of 'passenger' was someone passing through. Whiteley v Chappell Literal rule - The d was charged with 'impersonating any person entitled to vote' using the rule d was found not guilty because a dead person isn't entitled to vote Davis v Johnson 1979 Did not allow Hansard - Lord Denning tries to use Practice Statement for CA i.e. depart from stare decisis when justice demanded it. His attempt fails, CA is bound. Pepper v Hart (1993) -the practice statement was used to overrule a previous ban in the case of Davis v Johnson on the use of Hansard for the purpose of statutory interpretation Black Clawson case (1975) Rule was relaxed?? R v Raheem-ul-nasir Aggravating factor R v Mason (1980) Legality of routine police checks confirmed R v Crown Court at Sheffield ex parte Brownlow Legality of routine police checks R v Kimsey (1996) Causation - "More than slight and trifling link" R v Roberts Acts of a third party - victims own act - Victim's actions will only break chain if they are 'so daft' - reasonable R v Williams Victims own act of jumping from the car after believing he had been robbed was not foreseeable R v Bird Self-defence can be pre-emptive Bourhill v Young Not proximate McLoughlin v O'Brian Proximity through relationship - narrow example