Violent Disorder in UK Law

  • R v Rahman (Islamur) and Others
    • House of Lords
    • 02 July 2008
    ... ... The indictment contained a second count, of violent disorder, on which no verdict was returned. It was not alleged or proved ... ...
  • R v Smith (Morgan James)
    • House of Lords
    • 27 July 2000
    ... ... of violence against her, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The alleged provocation was that a neighbour she was visiting to ask for ... A tendency to violent rages or childish tantrums is a defect in character rather than an excuse ... ...
  • R v Graham
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 25 October 1996
    ... ... manslaughter for murder or affray for violent disorder). In the present appeals the prosecution have put forward a ... ...
  • Reid v Secretary of State for Scotland
    • House of Lords
    • 03 December 1998
    ... ... Instead he is suffering from a "persistent and permanent mental disorder" characterised by "abnormally aggressive and seriously irresponsible ... subsection (5) of that section that, on account of his dangerous, violent or criminal propensities, the respondent required treatment under ... ...
  • White and Others v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police and Others
    • House of Lords
    • 03 December 1998
    ... ... is suffered and this triggers a far more serious psychiatric disorder no one questions that damages are recoverable for the psychiatric ... of their journey to the south end of the bridge a sudden and violent gust of wind caused the sheet and Smith to be thrown violently off the ... ...
  • R v Brown Lucas Jaggard Laskey Carter (Conjoined Appeals)
    • House of Lords
    • 11 March 1993
    ... ... Ritual circumcision, tattooing, ear-piercing and violent sports including boxing are lawful activities ... 15 In earlier days ... or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of ... ...
  • Re A, v, M, H (Contact: Domestic Violence)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 19 June 2000
    ... ... Research indicates that even when children did not continue in violent situations emotional trauma continued to be experienced. The context of ... The contribution of psychiatric disorder to situations of domestic violence and emotional abuse must be considered ... ...
  • R v Billam
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 21 February 1986
    ... ... perverted or psychopathic tendencies or gross personality disorder, and where he is likely, if at large, to remain a danger to women for an ... has previous convictions for rape or other serious offences of a violent or sexual kind; (6) the victim is subjected to further sexual indignities ... ...
  • Mustafa Gurpinar v R
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 20 February 2015
    ... ... thinking in the heat of the moment under pressure of a sudden violent attack. The evidence as given by Gurpinar (who had at no stage indicated ... The background (a) The disorder ... 57 On the afternoon of Friday 29 ... ...
  • R v Momodou (Henry); R v Limani (Beher)
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 02 February 2005
    ... ... , Henry Momodou and Beher Limani were respectively convicted of violent disorder. The same jury acquitted Momodou of count 2, arson, being ... ...
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