Yeandel v Fisher
Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Date | 1965 |
Court | Divisional Court |
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7 cases
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Charles v Skeete
...excluded, it is then that it will be regarded as essential.” 258 The offence there was punishable by fine or imprisonment. Then in Yeandel v. Fisher, [1965] 3 All E.R. 158, a Divisional Court held that s. 9 (1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1964 which made it an offence if a person is concern......
- John Charles v Llewellyn Skeete Supernumerary Constable
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Warner v Metropolitan Police Commissioner; R v Warner
...it cannot be inferred that the legislature imposed strict liability merely in order to find a luckless victim." 30In Yeandel v. Fisher [1966] 1 Q.B. 440 an innkeeper and his wife were charged that they were persons concerned in the management of premises —the inn—used for the purposes of s......
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Sweet v Parsley
...or takes in lodgers or paying quests. But this was held to be an absolute offence following the earlier decision in Yeandel v. Fisher [1966] 1 Q.B. 440. 5How has it come about that the Court of Appeal has felt bound to reach such an obviously unjust result? It has in effect held that it wa......
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2 books & journal articles
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Permitting Uncertainty: Owners, Occupiers And Responsibility For Remediation
...this will frequently be the case.42If thereafter the money is40 This narrower interpretation is seen in Yeandel and Another v Fisher ([1965] 3 All ER 158, at 161)where Lord Parker CJ, referring to the wording of paragraph 9(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act1964, stated: ‘[p]aragraph (a)ymake......
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House of Lords
...created an absolute offence, sothatthe defendant's ignoranceof what went on was no defence.This decision followedTeandelv.Fisher'(1966, 1Q.B.440; 29].C.L. 262)andthe Divisional Court refused a certificatethatapointoflaw of public importance was involved. There followed thedecision of the Ho......