Beyond Reasonable Doubt in UK Law

  • McGreevy v DPP
    • House of Lords
    • 01 Febrero 1973
    ... ... There was no doubt that the deceased woman had been murdered by ... be satisfied of the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, but also to give them a special ... ...
  • Blyth v Blyth
    • House of Lords
    • 15 Febrero 1966
    ... ... 5 It is beyond dispute that as the law stood before the end of ... Winn L.J. did not dissent but felt "some doubt whether the standard of proof required to ... is by definition proof beyond reasonable doubt as distinct from proof establishing it with ... ...
  • R v Lambert
    • House of Lords
    • 05 Julio 2001
    ... ... imposes a legal burden of proof I have no doubt that it is "possible", without doing violence to ... requires States to confine them within reasonable limits which take into account the importance of ... of satisfying the jury as to the matter beyond reasonable doubt in the ordinary way: The ... ...
  • Jimmie William Frederick Hornal v Neuberger Products Ltd
    • Court of Appeal
    • 20 Noviembre 1956
    ... ... the standard in criminal cases - proof beyond reasonable doubt - he would hold that the ... ...
  • Re Barrell Enterprises
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 26 Julio 1972
    ... ... -Chancellor and this Court considered that beyond reasonable doubt this wan not so, and that when ... ...
  • Re Bramblevale Ltd (Note)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 Julio 1969
    ... ... time-honoured phrase, it must be proved beyond reasonable doubt. It is not proved by showing ... ...
  • Woolmington v DPP
    • House of Lords
    • 05 Abril 1935
    ... ... to the jury that if they entertained reasonable doubt whether they could accept his explanation ... They must satisfy you of that beyond any reasonable doubt. If they satisfy you of ... ...
  • R (N) v Mental Health Review Tribunal (Northern Region) and Others
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 Diciembre 2005
    ... ... criminal standard, is both fair and reasonable. This has been our approach throughout our ... was the criminal standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt rather than the civil standard ... ...
  • R v Burge ; R v Pegg
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 14 Marzo 1995
    ... ... prosecution was incomplete, there must be doubt about their conclusion ... 19 ... that the lie must be admitted or proved beyond reasonable doubt, and ... ...
  • R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Khawaja
    • House of Lords
    • 10 Febrero 1983
    ... ... to me, I am satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to conclude that you are an illegal ... Accordingly, the duty of the court must go beyond enquiring only whether he had reasonable grounds ... country in circumstances which give rise to doubt whether he is entitled to be here or not: often ... ...
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