Cases Flashcards
Literal rule Train
LNER v Berriman (1946)
Fatal Accidents Act 1846
“relaying & repairing”
Oiling = “maintaining”
Literal Rule Toilet
Town and Police Clauses Act 1847: It is an offence to wilfully and indecently expose one’s person in a street to the annoyance of passengers
‘Street’ meant any public place.
‘Passenger’ meant passer by according to the dictionary. Police did not count as were stationed specifically to arrest the defendant. They were not merely passing through.
Golden Rule Marry
R v Allen 1872
Definition; If there is more than one meaning of a ord(s), the court can choose the word(s) with
he most appropriate meaning, but nothing more
The Offences Against the Person Act (1861) said that;
‘It is an offence to ‘marry’ another person whilst still married.’
Golden Rule Military Base
The Official Secrets Act 1920
It is an offence to “be in the vicinity of a prohibited place”
Alder v George
Mischief Rule Slag
Smith v Hughes
It is an offence for a common prostitute to loiter or solicit in a street or public place for the purposes of prostitution.”
Steer Offences Act 1959
Mischief Rule Child Killing
Abortion Act 1967
‘Abortions must be carried out by a
‘registered medical practitioner’
What was the problem the Act was trying to remedy?
Royal College of Nursing v Dept. of Health and Social Security (1981)
Purposive Approach Boot Rascim
Jones v Tower Boot Company (1997)
Race Relations Act 1976 says that:
Employers are liable for anything done by their employees
‘in the course of employment’
Literal meaning= tasks which are part of job description
Purpose(s) of Act=
To improve relations between workers of different races To reduce/stop racism in the workplace
To promote equality (regardless of one’s race)
To educate people more about different races
Purposive Approach Murdering Mum
R V REGISTRAR GENERAL EX PARTE SMITH 1990
Adoption Act 1976 the Registrar General “shall …supply” a copy of a birth certificate to the adopted child
