Fosters of Castlereagh Ltd v Secretary of State
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1976 |
| Date | 01 January 1976 |
| Court | High Court (Northern Ireland) |
(H.C.)
Fosters of Castlereagh Ltd
and
Secretary of State
Property -Raid on shop by group of armed men - Whether "persons tumultuously . . . assembled" - Criminal Injuries to Property (Compensation) Act (Northern Ireland), 1971 (c. 38), s. 3 (2).
In a claim under s. 3, sub-s. 2 of the Criminal Injuries to Property (Compensation) Act (Northern Ireland), 1971, it is necessary to show that three or more persons were both "riotously" and "tumultuously" assembled. A tumultuous assembly is akin to a mob acting, so far as the ordinary members who make it up are concerned, without planning or organisation; a disorderly crowd including chance members of the public drawn into the vortex of a public disorder.
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