Weapons were an 'invation to treat'- so inviting customers to make offers to buy goods- aquitted
Cloth bag wasnt the same as a case or canister, guilty
8. What is the Broad Approach?
Explanation of Purposive approach
Part of Mischief Rule
only one meaning, but adapted to avoid an absurd result
Explaination of Literal Rule
9. What does Ejusdem Generis mean?
'Of the same kind'
'dont be mean'
'you are wrong'
'the mention of one thing excludes another'
10. What was held in Foster v Diphwys Casson, and what rule of language is it?
Cloth bag wasnt in statutory definition. Must be same strength as case or canister. Noscitur a sociis
He wasnt reparing or relaying the lines, only cleaning them, Ejusdem Generis
Broken glass wasnt included in list of 'gun, pistol, cutlass, bludgeon or any other weapon. Ejusdem Generis
11. Facts of Wood v Commissioner of Metro Police
Police went to D's house, he slammed the door and broke the window. He then used a bit of broken glass to hurt an officer and was charged with having an offensive weapon
He opened his coffee shop after hours, without a licence
He used the vote of a dead person
12. In Wood v Commissioner of Metro Police, what was the broken glass no EG with?
'house office room or other place'
'gun, pistol, cutlass, bludgeon or any other weapon'
'lands titles and coal mines'
13. What did the regulation say in Powell v Kempton Park Racecourse?
You can only have a place to bet if you have a licence
You cant keep a 'house, office, room or other place' for betting
You cant use an outdoor place for betting
14. Singh v Bhakar was a case about bullying, why was the woman found guilty?
She wasnt found guilty
Even though the Act intended to prevent stalkers it could include victims of bullying
She was stalking the victim
15. Ratio of Re Sigsworth
Actions were included in the Act's intention
No ambiguity but judges decided it would be 'repugnant to public policy' so Parliament couldnt have intended it
'vicinity of' should be near/on the place- guilty
16. What were the words interpreted in RCN v DHSS?
'registered medical pracitioner'
'plying for hire'
'street'
17. In which case does a prostitute knock on the window because it is illegal to 'solicit in a street or public place'?
Smith v Hughes
Re Sigsworth
Bulmer Ltd
Berriman
18. What was held in Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Assoc.?
Nurses could be considered as 'registered medical practitioners'
'spouse' doesnt apply, but 'family' can include a longstanding, close, loving relationship.
He wasnt 'spouse' or 'family'
19. Which rule of language is a closed list?
Ejusdem Generis
Expressio unius est exclusio alterius
Noscitur a sociis
20. What happened in R v Inhabitants of Sedgley?
Rates could be charged on 'land, titles and coal mines', so they couldnt be charged on any mine apart from coal mines
He killed his mother to inherit her estate
He parked his taxi on private land, but he still got customers from the street- guilty
