Scott and Another v Westminster Cc: CA 22 Feb 1995
‘Deposited on highway’ has wide meaning – includes vending barrows. Citations: Gazette 22-Feb-1995 Statutes: Highways Act 1980 149 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 27 October 2022;...
View ArticleThe Great House at Sonning Ltd and Others v Berkshire County Council: CA 25...
Remedy to challenge temporary road closure is limited to judicial review.Remedy to challenge temporary road closure is limited to judicial review. Citations: Gazette 17-Apr-1996, Times 25-Mar-1996...
View ArticleRegina v Lennard: CACD 1973
The defendant faced with an allegation of failng to provide a specimen of breath, argued that the consumption of alcohol since he had been driving could amount to a reasonable excuse. Held: The court...
View ArticleLeong, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn...
Appeal against conviction for driving with excess alcohol – officer reading out contents of the print-out when it had not been served on the defendant. Judges: Silber J Citations: [2006] EWHC 1575...
View ArticleAlexander v Rolls Royce Ltd: CA 1996
The claimant was not entitled to damages for loss of enjoyment in the use of his Rolls Royce whilst it was off the road after an accident. Judges: Beldam LJ Citations: [1996] RTR 95 Jurisdiction:...
View ArticleDunthorne v Bentley and Another: CA 26 Feb 1996
Damages were sought after a pedestrian ran into the road, causing a traffic accident and serious injuries to those in a car. Judges: Rose, Pill, Huchison LJJ Citations: [1996] EWCA Civ 1353, [1996] RTR...
View ArticleHatton v Hall and Another: CA 15 May 1996
Passenger need not be ‘user’ of vehicle though acting with driver; claim on MIB. Citations: Times 15-May-1996 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.81279 The...
View ArticleAkers and others v Motor Insurers’ Bureau and Another: CA 14 Jan 2003
Citations: [2003] EWCA Civ 18, [2003] Lloyd’s Rep IR 427 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Personal Injury, Road Traffic, Negligence Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.181103 The post Akers...
View ArticleSandhar, Murray v Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions: QBD...
The claimant asserted a common law duty on the respondent to maintain a roadway free of frost. Held: No such common law duty existed. Where parliament has conferred a discretionary power, ‘ . . the...
View ArticleO’Sullivan v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 25 Feb 2005
After routine procedures were followed at the police station, the police took a specimen of breath over two hours after those used for analysis to see if the defendant was then fit to leave. It showed...
View ArticleBulled, Regina (on the Application of) v Parking and Traffic Appeals Service:...
Citations: [2006] EWCA Civ 1632 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.246761 The post Bulled, Regina (on the Application of) v Parking and...
View ArticleSchneider v Door2Door Pts Ltd: SCCO 18 Jul 2011
The court was asked: did the Claimant, Mrs Schneider, suffer injury in a road traffic accident, in which case her costs are limited to those fixed under the recoverable costs regime in CPR rule 45 Part...
View ArticleDe Bretton v Hampshire County Council: CA 9 Oct 1996
The claimant sought damages after a car skidded on the road, and she was injured. She said the respondent was in breach of their statutory duty in having failed to clear the road. The authority said it...
View ArticleVinkov v Nachalnik Administrativno-nakazatelna deynost: ECJ 7 Jun 2012
ECJ Reference for a preliminary ruling – Non-recognition in national law of the right to a judicial remedy in respect of decisions imposing a financial penalty and the deduction of points for certain...
View ArticleColes and Others v Hetherton and Others: ComC 15 Jun 2012
Judges: Cooke J Citations: [2012] EWHC 1599 (Comm) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: See Also – Coles and Others v Hetherton and Others ComC 22-Sep-2011 Parties challenged the...
View ArticleStanesby v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 1 May 2012
Citations: [2012] EWHC 1320 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jury Updated: 01 November 2022; Ref: scu.460485 The post Stanesby v Director of Public Prosecutions: Admn 1 May 2012 appeared first on swarb.co.uk.
View ArticleRegina v Parking Adjudicator; Ex Parte Wandsworth London Borough Council: CA...
The person registered as the keeper is the person liable to pay a parking fine though the actual act of parking which gave rise to the fine was one carried out by the garage with whom the car had been...
View ArticleParish v Director of Public Prosecutions (Orse Parrish v Director of Public...
The defendant motorist was accused of driving with excess alcohol. There had been a difference in readings between two samples taken within a short time of each other. Held: He should have been allowed...
View ArticleCutter v Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited: CA 22 Nov 1996
The concept of a ‘Road’ under the Act includes areas of a public car park marked out for the use of vehicles. Citations: Times 03-Dec-1996, [1996] EWCA Civ 1029, [1997] 1 WLR 1082, [1998] RTR 309...
View ArticleGirbash v Main Line Auto Engineering Ltd: CA 24 May 2004
Judges: Lord Justice Clarke Citations: [2004] EWCA Civ 614 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Road Traffic, Personal Injury Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.197807 The post Girbash v Main...
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