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22.03.13
supreme Court considers 'prevention/detection of crime' defence in harassment cases
The supreme Court in Hayes v Willoughby, have considered the scope of the defence under s.1(3)(a) of the Protection of Harassment Act 1997. Under that provision, a person cannot be found liable for a course of conduct that amounts to harassment if their conduct was pursued for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime. The…
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Criminal benefit from fraudulent mortgages
The supreme Court handed down its decision in Waya [2012] UKsC 51 back in November 2012 but it is of no less practical importance for that. The Court was constituted of nine judges and Lord Walker and sir Anthony Hughes gave the lead judgment (with Lord Reed and Lord Phillips dissenting). Lord Walker conducted a…
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