Fraud cases Flashcards
1
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R v Barnard
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- (1837)
- Representation by words, gestures or conduct
- Defendant dressed as a student, constituted an implied deception. Students at Oxford Uni were allowed discounts at a shop.
- Charged with a deception offence and held that his dress implied a deception, whether he said anything or not
2
Q
Idrees v DPP
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- [2011]
- Directly or through an agent
- Wanted to pass driving theory test and gave his friend his licence, and the staff recognised the friend and charged Idrees
3
Q
DPP v Ray
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- [1974]
- The defendant ate a meal at a chinese restaurant and left without paying
4
Q
Government of the United Arab Emirates v Allen
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- [2012]
- took out a loan and deposited an undated check, spent all the money in the bank account. Test of reasonableness and 20 year term was long
5
Q
Cornelius
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- [2012]
- Conveyancing solicitor and was dishonest, but when looking through documents couldn’t find anything wrong.
- Acting on 8 different transactions, and did not disclose that he had take money from borrowers
6
Q
Jeevarajah
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- [2012]
- One week a man had won the lottery, and the workers didn’t tell him to claim for lottery for themselves
7
Q
Ivey v Genting Casinos UK Ltd (t/a Crockfords Club)
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- [2017]
- Won a huge sum of money cheating at a casino. Redefined the test, so now the jury has to consider what the defendant’s knowledge was, and test it against ordinary people
