Sheakh, Regina (on The Application of) v London Borough of Lambeth: Admn 28...
Judges: Mr Justice Kerr Citations: [2021] EWHC 1745 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 06 February 2022; Ref: scu.663453 The post Sheakh, Regina (on The...
View ArticleRymer v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 21 Jul 2010
The defendant had pleaded guilty by post, but on being called to court to face a possible disqualification from driving he was refused the chance to re-open his plea. The action had been begun under...
View ArticleRegina v Marchant and Another: CACD 21 Jul 2003
The second defendant, a farmer, employed the first defendant, inter alia, to drive his tractor. The tractor, when fitted up was necessarily dangerous, but was licensed to be driven on the roads. There...
View ArticleBrown v Roberts: 1965
The statutory concept of ‘use’ where a vehicle is parked but not lawfully drivable is that the owner has an element of control, management or operation of the vehicle while it is on the road Citations:...
View ArticleSmith v Kynnersley: CA 26 Mar 1903
By a special Act, passed in 1799, the trustees of a bridge were authorized to demand before any passage should be permitted over the bridge the following (amongst other) tolls: ‘ For every sledge,...
View ArticleRegina v Forest of Dean Justices ex parte Farley: CACD 1990
The prosecutor had charged the defendant first with drink driving so as to take advantage of the provision placing upon the defendant the burden of proving that he had taken drink after the traffic...
View ArticleMills v Cooper: QBD 1967
Two sets of criminal proceedings were brought against the defendant for offences under section 127 of the Highways Act 1959 namely that of being a gypsy and, without lawful excuse, camping on a...
View ArticleJoseph v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 24 Nov 2003
The defendant had given a specimen of breath over the minimum, but below 5omg, and accordingly he was to be allowed to give a specimen of blood or urine. The choice was the officers using a wide...
View ArticleDymond v Pearce: CA 13 Jan 1972
A motorcyclist crashed into the rear of a lorry stationary on the carriageway. The plaintff said that the parking of the lorry was a nuisance, and that if it had not been so parked, there would have...
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v Parker: QBD 7 May 2004
The defendant had driven a two wheeled vehicle, but with a closed cockpit. The prosecutor appealed dismissal of the case against him for not having worn a safety helmet. Held: The machine had enhanced...
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v Potts: QBD 4 Dec 1988
Whether or not the condition of a vehicle is such that it is a danger to any person is a question of fact. Judges: Otton LJ and Astill LJ Citations: Unreported, 4 December 1988 Jurisdiction: England...
View ArticleDenny v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 1990
The appellant had been stopped, taken to a police station and required to provide two specimens of breath for analysis. After he provided the second, the device indicated that it was not functioning...
View ArticleMorton v Wheeler: CA 31 Jan 1956
Sharp spikes by the side of a highway were said to be a nuisance. Lord Denning MR said: ‘As all lawyers know, the tort of public nuisance is a curious mixture. It covers a multitude of sins. We are...
View ArticleLord-Castle v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 23 Jan 2009
The defendant appealed by case stated from his conviction for using a motor vehicle fitted with a siren. When stopped various items suggesting that driver might be providing an ambulance service were...
View ArticleWilkinson v Fitzgerald and Another: QBD 11 Jun 2009
The court considered the statutory liability of an insurer to satisfy a judgment obtained against a driver who was not insured by the policy. UK domestic legislation gives the insurer a right of...
View ArticleRider v Rider: CA 1973
The plaintiff was a passenger in a car which her husband was driving and which collided with a van. The husband had been driving too fast. The edge of the tarmac on the road abutted grass verges at a...
View ArticleLoson v Stack and Another: CA 17 Apr 2018
Citations: [2018] EWCA Civ 803 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic, Insolvency Updated: 13 April 2022; Ref: scu.608723 The post Loson v Stack and Another: CA 17 Apr 2018 appeared...
View ArticleFarah v Abdullahi and Others: QBD 20 Apr 2018
The claimant had been injured in a road accident. The driver of the vehicle was unknown, but the insurer was known. The defendant now applied for the claim to be struck out on the basis that it had...
View ArticleJuliana v Fundo de Garantia Automovel: ECJ 26 Apr 2018
Freedom To Provide Services – Motor Vehicle Civil Liability Insurance – Opinion Citations: ECLI:EU:C:2018:290, [2018] EUECJ C-80/17 – O Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: European Road Traffic, Insurance...
View ArticleSumner v Colborne and Others: CA 4 May 2018
Citations: [2018] EWCA Civ 1006, [2018] WLR(D) 275 Links: Bailii, WLRD Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic, Personal Injury Updated: 20 April 2022; Ref: scu.614927 The post Sumner v Colborne...
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