Phethean-Hubble v Coles: QBD 24 Feb 2011
The claimant had been very severely injured when knocked from his cycle by the defendant’s car. He had come out onto the roadway at night but without cycle lights, and into the path of the car. The...
View ArticleLPHCA Ltd (T/A Licensed Private Car Hire Association) v Transport for London...
Judges: Ouseley J Citations: [2018] EWHC 1274 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Licensing, Road Traffic Updated: 23 April 2022; Ref: scu.618115 The post LPHCA Ltd (T/A Licensed...
View ArticleGorringe v Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council: HL 1 Apr 2004
Statutory Duty Not Extended by Common Law The claimant sought damages after a road accident. The driver came over the crest of a hill and hit a bus. The road was not marked with any warning as to the...
View ArticleDorning v Personal Representative of Paul Rigby (Deceased): CA 13 Dec 2007
The claimant motorcyclist appealed dismissal of his claim for damages. Another motorcycle rider had failed to negotiate a bend, and hit a car in coming in the opposite direction. The claimant said that...
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court:...
Prosecutions brought against motorists in unconnected circumstances for driving a motor vehicle on a road or other public place after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion if it in their...
View ArticleUber London Ltd and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Transport for...
Citations: [2017] EWHC 435 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Licensing, Road Traffic Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.619949 The post Uber London Ltd and Others, Regina (on The...
View ArticleGatenby, Regina (on Application of) v Newton Ayecliffe Magistrates’ Court:...
Challenge to the decision of the Magistrates to endorse the driving licence of the claimant with 10 penalty points following his plea of guilty to an offence of failing to provide a specimen of breath...
View ArticleStevens v The Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 10 Nov 2017
Appeal by way of case stated against the Appellant’s conviction for several traffic offences Citations: [2017] EWHC 2839 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 25...
View ArticleBright v Bourn: QBD 27 Jul 2018
Judgment on contributory negligence after road traffic accident. Citations: [2018] EWHC 1948 (QB) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.620612 The...
View ArticleOlajide, Regina (on The Application of) v Stratford Magistrates’ Court: Admn...
Failure of police to serve a printout from the breath test device certified by a police officer. Judges: Leggatt LJ, William Davis J Citations: [2018] EWHC 2159 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Road...
View ArticleAdvantage Insurance Co Ltd v Stoodley and Another: QBD 9 Aug 2018
Dispute between insurance companies as to liability after road traffic accident. Judges: Davison M Citations: [2018] EWHC 2135 (QB) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic, Insurance...
View ArticleFundo de Garantia Automovel v Juliana: ECJ 4 Sep 2018
Compulsory Insurance v Civil Liability In Respect of The Use of Motor Vehicles – Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of...
View ArticleRegina v Lawrence (Stephen): HL 1981
The defendant had ridden a motor-cycle and hit a pedestrian. The court asked whether he had been reckless. Held: The House understood recklessness as ‘a state of mind stopping short of deliberate...
View ArticleSadiku v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 3 Dec 1999
Trafalgar Square is properly a road. The question is one of fact for the justices. In this case the police officer properly stopped a vehicle with a view to carrying out a vehicle inspection....
View ArticleRush v Director of Public Prosecutions: QBD 30 Mar 1994
Justices should acquit if the police had dissuaded defendant from providing an alternative specimen. Citations: Times 30-Mar-1994 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 28 April 2022;...
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions v Nesbit; Director of Public Prosecutions v...
Suspect at hospital to be told of reason before blood specimen required. He should be told of the fact that only a blood test will be accepted whilst at the station.PC to say breath tests only at...
View ArticleJames v Hall: 1972
Citations: [1972] 2 All ER 59 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Mentioned – Director of Public Prosecutions v Conroy Admn 23-Jun-2003 The DPP appealed a finding of special reasons for not...
View ArticlePaul v Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications: 1973
The defendant had a receiver tuned to receive emergency fire brigade messages. He committed an offence under the section. Citations: [1973] RTR 245 Statutes: Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 5(b)(i) Cited...
View ArticleBeauchamp Thomson v Director of Public Prosecutions: 1989
Citations: [1989] RTR 54 Statutes: Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 15 Cited by: Cited – Director of Public Prosecutions, Regina (on the Application Of) v Chambers Admn 25-Jul-2003 The prosecutor...
View ArticleRegina v Renouf: CACD 1986
The defendant had used his car to chase some people who had assaulted him and had so manoeuvred his car as to prevent their escape. The statutory defence in the 1967 Act (‘a person may use such force...
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