Whittall v Kirby
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1946 |
| Court | King's Bench Division |
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- Gordon v Smith
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R v Jackson ; R v Hart
...Court will later revert. 21 Turning now to the law, the leading case as to the meaning of the words "special reasons" is, of course, Whittall v. Kirby, 1947 K.B.D. 194. The considered judgment of the Divisional Court was delivered by Lord Goddard, the Lord Chief Justice. At that time the re......
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MV Balakrishnan v Public Prosecutor
...MVA to dispense with the mandatory disqualification stipulated by statute. Held, dismissing the motion: (1) As held in Whittall v Kirby [1947] 1 KB 194, a special reason within the exception was one which was special to the facts of the particular case, that was, special to the facts which ......
- Re Kanapathipillai and Others
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Table of Cases
...[2006] EWHC 1414 (Admin), DC! 92 ........... Whitley v DPP [2003] EWHC 2512 (Admin), (2004) 168 JP 350, DC! 369 , 371 Whittall v Kirby [1947] KB 194, [1946] 2 All ER 552, .................................................................... ! DC! 470 , 513, 514, 519, 522, 523, 525 ................
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Special Reasons
...the court for special reasons thinks fit to disqualify for a shorter period or not at all. 1. The Meaning of “Special” Whittall v Kirby [1947] KB 194, [1946] 2 All ER 552, November 1946, KBD (DC) The four criteria for finding special reasons. The defendant had pleaded guilty to driving wh......
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Criminal Procedure, Evidence and Sentencing
...in law to a defence to the charge, yet directly connected with the commission of the offence’: per Lord Goddard CJ in Whittall v Kirby[1947] KB 194 which has been affirmed by the High Court in MV Balakrishnan v PP[1998] 3 SLR 586. 12.39 It is trite law that the reasons must be special to th......
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Special Reasons for Not Suspending Driving Licences
...isconfined totheEnglish authorities.Inwhathas becometheleading authority onthewholemattertheLord Chief Justice said (TVhittall v. Kirby 1947K.B. 194)thecase raised a questionoftheutmostimportanceatthepresent day, for in some magisterial courts disqualifi-cation is imposed almost as amattero......