R v Hepworth and Fearnley

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1955
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeal
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  • Public Prosecutor v Amir bin Mahmood
    • Malaysia
    • High Court (Malaysia)
    • 1 Enero 1996
  • Jayaram v R
    • Singapore
    • Court of Appeal (Singapore)
    • Invalid date
  • R. v. Brydon (J.L.), (1995) 55 B.C.A.C. 6 (CA)
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • 3 Febrero 1995
    ...409 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 71]. R. v. Summers, [1952] 1 All E.R. 1059 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 74]. R. v. Hepworth and Fearnley, [1955] 2 Q.B. 600 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 74]. R. v. Livingston (D.) (1985), 39 Sask.R. 45; 46 C.R.(3d) 50 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 74]. R. v. Rose (A.) (1992......
  • R (Director of the Assets Recovery Agency) v Jia Jin He
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 7 Diciembre 2004
    ...in the scale when deciding as to the balance of probabilities. This view was denoted by Denning LJ when in his judgment in Bater v Bater [1955] 2 QB 600 he spoke of a 'degree of probability which is commensurate with the occasion' and of 'a degree of probability which is proportionate to t......
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3 books & journal articles
  • The Chaos of Reasonable Doubt
    • Ireland
    • Trinity College Law Review No. XVII-2014, January 2014
    • 1 Enero 2014
    ...v R [1979] 1 WLR 94, where the Privy Council established that there was no one form of words which must be used. In R v Hepworth [1955] 2 QB 600, Lord Goddard held that the statements, “you must be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt,” and “you must feel sure of the prisoner’s guilt,” were ......
  • Standards of Proof in Civil Litigation
    • United Kingdom
    • The Modern Law Review No. 62-2, March 1999
    • 1 Marzo 1999
    ...we find judges professing not to understand how there can be morethan one standard of proof (eg Lord Goddard in RvHepworth and Fearnley [1955] 2 QB 600, 603).4 It might be argued that ‘preponderance of probability’ leaves open the possibility that the plaintiff’scase must be substantially m......
  • OBIODE AND ORS. V. THE STATE
    • Nigeria
    • DSC Publications Online Nigerian Supreme Court Cases. 1970 Cases reported in 1970
    • 12 Noviembre 2022
    ...4th Edition 194-196 paras. 354 - 358] 30 CASES REFERRED TO IN JUDGMENT: 1. Rex v. Kritz (1950) 1 K.B. 82. 2. R. v. Hepworth and Anor. (1955) 2 Q.B. 600 Chief Williams for the Appellants. Gbemudu (Ag. D.P.P. Mid-West) for the Respondent. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. (Delivering the Judgment of the......

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