R v Wells Street Stipendiary Magistrate, ex parte Deakin

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1977
Year1977
CourtDivisional Court
    • This document is available in original version only for vLex customers

      View this document and try vLex for 7 days
    • TRY VLEX
4 cases
  • R v Lemon R v Gay News Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • Invalid date
    ...1192; [1967] 3 All E.R. 47, C.A. Reg. v. Munslow [1895] 1 Q.B. 758. Reg. v. Wells Street Stipendiary Magistrate, Ex parte Deakin [1978] 1 W.L.R. 1008; [1978] 3 All E.R. 252, D.C. Rex v. Lord Abingdon (1794) 1 Esp. 226. Rex v. Cobbett (1804) 29 St.Tr. 1. Rex v. Creevey (1813) 1 M. & S. 273. ......
  • Gleaves and Others v Insall ; Gleaves v Insall
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • March 24, 1999
    ...come up to that degree of enormity." 20 That was echoed by Widgery LJ in the case of R v Wells Street Magistrates Court ex parte Deakin (1978) 1 WLR 1008 to which we were referred. In the House of Lords in Gleaves v Deakin (1980) AC 477 the matter received a little further consideration. In......
  • Charles Roger Richardson v Lyndon D Raynor (Police Sergeant)
    • Bermuda
    • Supreme Court (Bermuda)
    • August 12, 2011
    ...up to that degree of enormity.' 18. That was echoed by Widgery LJ in the case of R v Wells Street Magistrates Court ex parte DeakinWLR[1978] 1 WLR 1008 to which we were referred. In the House of Lords in Gleaves v DeakinELR[1980] AC 477 the matter received a little further consideration. In......
  • Jordan v The Attorney General of Barbados
    • Barbados
    • High Court (Barbados)
    • September 17, 1982
    ...speculate on the possible cause of death I am however guided by the words of Drake J., in Reg. v. Wells St. Magistrate Ex p. Deakin (1978) 1 W.L.R. 1008 dealing with a case of criminal libel. He said at p. 1013: “In my judgment the examining magistrate would then be going beyond the functio......

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT