Denton v John Lister Ltd

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Year1971
Date1971
CourtDivisional Court
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7 cases
  • Haylock v Att Gen
    • Cayman Islands
    • Grand Court (Cayman Islands)
    • 9 Octubre 1994
    ...Commrs. v. Air Canada, [1991] 2 Q.B. 446; [1991] 1 All E.R. 570, dictum of Purchas, L.J. applied. (3) Denton v. John Lister Ltd., [1971] 1 W.L.R. 1426; [1971] 3 All E.R. 669, applied. (4) Tuck & Sons v. PriesterELR(1887), 19 Q.B.D. 629. Legislation construed: Customs Law, 1990 (Law 17 of 19......
  • Commissioners of Customs and Excise v Air Canada
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 14 Junio 1990
    ...claimed was substantially the object of the voyage during which the offence was committed". 33 The case of Denton v. John Lister Ltd. [1971] 3 All E.R. 669 concerned the seizure of postage stamps which had been imported in contravention of a control order. They were, therefore, liable to f......
  • Credit Corporation (M) Bhd v Public Prosecutor
    • Singapore
    • High Court (Singapore)
    • 16 Agosto 2000
    ...224, Customs and Excise Commissioners v Jack Bradley (Accrington) Ltd [1959] 1 QB 219[1958] 3 All ER 487 and Denton v John Lister Ltd [1971] 3 All ER 669. Justification of the mandatory provision I will put forward a reasoning from an institutional perspective, to look at the justification ......
  • Goldsmith v Commissioners of Customs and Excise
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 25 Abril 2001
    ...56. Reliance is also placed on the way the courts within this jurisdiction have categorised the proceedings: see Denton v John Lister [1971] 1 WLR 1426 at pages 1431H to 1432A. 24 The question as to the categorisation of proceedings was considered recently by the Court of Appeal in The Quee......
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