Thomas v Sawkins
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1935 |
| Court | King's Bench Division |
-
- This document is available in original version only for vLex customers
View this document and try vLex for 7 days - TRY VLEX
- This document is available in original version only for vLex customers
21 cases
-
Kuru v State of New South Wales
...of the peace, especially some statements on that subject made in the decision of a Divisional Court of the King's Bench Division in Thomas v Sawkins33. Particular emphasis was given to two statements in that case. First, Avory J said 34 that ‘[t]o prevent … a breach of the peace the police ......
-
DPP v Michael Delaney
...64; [1981] I.L.R.M. 389. The People (Attorney General) v. O'Brien [1965] I.R. 142. The People v. Shaw [1982] I.R. 1. Thomas v. Sawkins [1935] 2 K.B. 249; [1935] All E.R. 655; (1935) 104 L.J.K.B. 572; 153 L.T. 419; 99 J.P. 295; 51 T.L.R. 514; 79 Sol. Jo. 478; 33 L.G.R. 330; 30 Cox C.C. 265. ......
-
Foulkes v Chief Constable of the Merseyside Police
...a police officer reasonably apprehends that a breach of the peace may be caused thereby, see Duncan -v- Jones [1936] 1 KB 218 and Thomas -v- Sawkins [1935] 2 KB 21I would accept Mr Ley's submission that the common law power of a police constable to arrest where no actual breach of the pea......
-
Friswell v Chief Constable of Essex Police
...police officers can lawfully enter into a private home to prevent a breach of the peace. After referring to the principal decision of Thomas v Sawkins [1935] 2 KB 249 and to the academic criticism which it had received, Neill LJ said as follows at page 560E-H: "…I am satisfied that Parliame......
Request a trial to view additional results
5 books & journal articles
-
The Promotion Exams
...constable enter if he merely suspects that a breach will occurunless he goes into the building to prevent it? In Thomas v. Saw-kins [1935] 2 K.B. 249, it was held that, in those circumstances, hecould enter, and remain on, the premises. Briefly the facts werethat two police officers entered......
-
Book Reviews
...Legislation of 1939’ [1980] PublicLaw 16.6Duncan v. Jones [1936] 1 K.B. 218; Elias v. Pasmore [1934] 2 K.B. 164; Thomas v.Sawkins [1935] 2 K.B. 249, and the Incitement to Disaffection Act 1934 and thePublic Order Act 1936.ßBlackwell Publishers Ltd more striking examples involved the blatant......
-
Apprehended Breach of the Peace: Lawfulness and Proportionality of Preventive Action
...short of arrest to ensure that the peace is not breached (see, forexample, Humphries vConnor (1874) Ir CLR 1 and Thomas vSawkins[1935] 2 KB 249). Any person disobeying an officer’s lawful instructiongiven to prevent a breach of the peace is liable to arrest for wilfulobstruction of a polic......
-
Recent Judicial Decisions
...524, Crown Ct.Robson vHallett [1967] 2 All ER 407; [1967] 2 QB 939, DC.Wilson vSkeock (1949) 113 JP 294, DC.CASEALSOcrrsnThomas vSawkins [1935] 2 KB 249; [1935] All ER Rep 655, DC.AWordonPrecedent- In McQuade it was said 'in his Lordship's judgment, the judgehad misunderstood McConnell, tha......
Request a trial to view additional results