R v Webster
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | Lord Justice Pitchford |
| Judgment Date | 01 December 2010 |
| Neutral Citation | [2010] EWCA Crim 2819 |
| Docket Number | Case No: 201003829C1 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
| Date | 01 December 2010 |
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3 cases
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DPP v Forsey
...of consideration in a number of the authorities relied upon by the parties. According to the Court of Appeal judgment in R. v Webster [2010] EWCA Crim 2819, the Act was introduced as a wartime emergency measure in the wake of public scandals affecting the War Office. Section 1 introduced a......
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DPP v Forsey
...identical reverse burden that was inserted into the same anti-corruption legislation applicable in that jurisdiction. In R. v Webster [2010] EWCA Crim 2819 [2011] 1 Cr. App. R. 16, the Court of Appeal considered the reverse burden created by s. 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1916 w......
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R v AH Ltd
...Public Order Act 1994. Similar reasoning resulted in the Court of Appeal revisiting the reverse burden of proof relating to corruption in R v Webster [2010] EWCA Crim 2819 at [22] – [24]; g) When prosecuting health and safety cases, the prosecution will inevitably set out in its opening an......
2 firm's commentaries
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Serious Fraud Office Gets Tough in UK Bribery Act Enforcement Guidelines
...Guidance of the Director of the Serious Fraud Office and the Director of Public Prosecutions." [9]. Id. [10]. See Webster v. Regina, [2010] EWCA (Crim 2819), Case No. [11]. Press Release, UK Crown Prosecution Service, "Court officer admits taking bribe in first prosecution under Bribery Act......
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Serious Fraud Office Gets Tough In UK Bribery Act Enforcement Guidelines
...Guidance of the Director of the Serious Fraud Office and the Director of Public Prosecutions." Id. See Webster v. Regina, [2010] EWCA (Crim 2819), Case No. Press Release, UK Crown Prosecution Service, "Court officer admits taking bribe in first prosecution under Bribery Act" (Oct. 14, 2011)......
1 books & journal articles
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Court of Appeal
...they realise this and do not pass such wording up to thejudge.Alisdair A. GillespieCorruption and a Reverse Burden of ProofRv Webster [2010] EWCA Crim 2819Keywords Corruption; Reverse burden; Human rights; Legal burden;Statutory interpretationIn June 2010, the appellant, Matthew Webster (W)......