A Level Law Key Cases- Practice Questions and Answers

Powell v Kempton 1899 If a ring at a racecourse fell under the terms "house, office, room or other places" - decided not. R v Inhabitants of Sedgley 1831 If "lands, houses and coal mines: included other types of mine -decided it excluded application to others Muir v Keay 1875 "For public refreshment, resort and entertainment" - decided entertainment did not include theatrical/ musical entertainment Pepper v Hart 1993 Established the use of Hansard is permitted where the legislation is ambiguous, obscure or leads to ambiguity The Marleasing Case 1992 Ruled that the Treaty of Rome included interpreting national law in the light and the aim of European law Mendoza v Ghaidan 2002 Questioned if same-sex couples had the same rights of inheriting in the Rent Act as a previous HoL decided they didn't. CoA held the Act must conform to ECHR so they can inherit R v Registrar General ex parte Smith 1990 Smith (with mental instability and psychosis) in Broadmoor for murder in 1977 and manslaughter in 1980 thinking it was his adoptive mother. Requested birth certificate - denied for birth mother's protection R (on the application of Quintavalle) v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 2003 HoLs deciding if creating organisms by cell nuclear replacement came under "embryo" in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. Since Act passed another method had been used - decided both methods were covered Whiteley v Chappell 1868 D charged under it being an offence to impersonate "any person entitled to vote" having impersonated a dead voter. Not guilty a the dead cannot vote London & North Eastern Railway Co. v Berriman 1946 Railway worker killed doing maintenance work and widow tried to claim compensation under Fatal Accidents Act for a lack of lookout. Claim denied as maintenance was not "relaying or repairing" Alder v George 1964 Official Secrets Act 1920 made it an offence to obstruct HM forces "in the vicinity" of a prohibited place., D caused an obstruction inside but found guilty as otherwise it would be an absurd outcome