R v Denton [1982] 1 All ER 65 addressed the legal principles surrounding criminal damage and arson, particularly in situations involving the intentional destruction of property at someone else's request for fraudulent purposes.Denton, the defend...
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R v Zhang [2007] EWCA Crim 2018, the Court of Appeal addressed issues related to the interpretation and application of Section 75 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The court emphasised the importance of avoiding the elevation of the evidential presump...
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R v McNally [2013] EWCA Crim 1051 is a notable English criminal case where the Court of Appeals addressed the complex issue of rape by deception or gender deception under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The case involved Justine McNally, a Scottish stu...
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R v Devonald [2008] EWCA Crim 527 departed from the precedent set in R v Jheeta [2007], as the court adopted a broader interpretation of deception as to purpose under Section 76 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. However, it is essential to highlight t...
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R v Bingham [2013] EWCA Crim 823, [2013] 2 Cr App R 29 addressed the issue of deception as to purpose and clarified the interpretation of Section 76 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The court emphasised the need for a strict interpretation of Section...
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R v Linekar [1995] 3 All ER 69 established a significant legal principle regarding the impact of fraud on the validity of consent in sexual offences. The court held that, at common law, fraud that did not induce a mistake about the nature of the act ...
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R v Jheeta [2007] EWCA Crim 1699, [2008] Crim LR 144 addressed a crucial issue related to deception and consent under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The central question was whether deception about a threatening situation fell within the scope of ...
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R v Williams [1923] 1 KB 340 established a crucial legal principle regarding the impact of mistake on the validity of consent in cases of sexual intercourse. The court ruled that, under common law, a mistake as to the sexual nature of intercourse vit...
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R v Flattery [1877] 2 QBD 410 centred around criminal liability for sexual assault when consent was obtained through fraud, specifically in the context of a pretence of a surgical operation.The defendant, John Flattery, portrayed himself as a medical...
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R v Bree [2007] EWCA Crim 804 established a crucial legal principle regarding consent in cases involving intoxication and sexual intercourse was addressed. The Court of Appeal emphasised that intoxication does not automatically invalidate consent und...
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R v Ali [2015] EWCA Crim 1279 revolved around the issue of consent in cases involving the grooming of vulnerable and immature individuals for sexual purposes. The court held that when a vulnerable person is groomed for sexual exploitation, the appear...
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R v Kirk (R v PK; R v TK) [2008] EWCA Crim 434 revolved around the admissibility of evidence, including bad character, the summing up concerning consent, the approach for two defendants, and the appropriateness of the sentence length.Two defendants f...
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R v Olugboja [1982] QB 320, [1981] 3 WLR 585 established a significant legal principle, highlighting that submission, defined as a lack of physical resistance, does not necessarily equate to consent, particularly in cases of sexual intercourse.Olugbo...
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R v Ciccarelli [2011] EWCA Crim 2665 established a crucial legal precedent concerning the admissibility of evidence of reasonable belief in consent under Section 75 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The court emphasised that such evidence must be real...
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R v B [2013] EWCA Crim 3 established a significant legal precedent regarding the test for reasonable belief in consent under the Sexual Offences Act. The court clarified that the test is inherently objective, and the mental illness of the defendant s...
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