Harassment Alarm or Distress in UK Law

  • R (McCann) v Manchester Crown Court
    • House of Lords
    • 17 Octubre 2002
    ... ... that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of ... ...
  • Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust
    • House of Lords
    • 12 Julio 2006
    ... ... 1 The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 ('the 1997 Act') prohibits harassment. A ... to section 3 of the 1997 Act for distress and anxiety and consequential losses caused by ... But conduct might be harassment even if no alarm or distress were in fact caused. A great deal is ... ...
  • Percy v DPP
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 21 Diciembre 2001
    ... ... words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress contrary to section 5 of the ... ...
  • Norwood v DPP
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 03 Julio 2003
    ... ... th December 2002, of an offence of causing alarm or distress under section 5 (1) (b) of the Public ... sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby. (2) An ... ...
  • Hayes v Willoughby (No 2)
    • Supreme Court
    • 20 Marzo 2013
    ... ... Section 1(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 provides that a person "must not pursue ... the person or causing the person distress", but the term is not otherwise defined. It is, ... is calculated to and does cause that person alarm, fear or distress: see Thomas v News Group ... ...
  • Cooke v DPP
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 21 Octubre 2008
    ... ... that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of ... ...
  • OPO (by his litigation friend) and another v Rhodes
    • Supreme Court
    • 20 Mayo 2015
    ... ... is confusion, comfort where there is distress, and sheer, unpolluted energy where there is a ... a modest resurgence in the context of harassment: Khorasandjian v Bush [1993] QB 727 ; Wong v ... establish conduct intended to cause severe alarm or distress falling short of a recognised ... ...
  • Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 23 Marzo 2005
    ... ... They claim damages for distress. In addition they claim exemplary damages on the ... violence, causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress, and causing harassment, alarm ... ...
  • DPP v Morrison
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 04 Abril 2003
    ... ... sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress contrary to section 5 of the ... ...
  • R v Gore (Raymond); R v Maher (Timothy)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 30 Julio 2009
    ... ... offence of behaviour likely to cause harassment alarm or distress, contrary to section 5 of the ... ...
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