Comptroller of Customs v Western Lectric Co Ltd

Hearings

Fiji

06 Oct 1965 [1966] AC 367; [1965] 3 WLR 1229; [1965] 3 All ER 599, PC

Subject Matter

EVIDENCE — Admission — Knowledge — Admission made on reading labels and markings — Admission of matter of which no knowledge — Customs offence — Evidential value

[1966] AC 367; [1965] 3 WLR 1229

FIJI — Customs — False customs entry — Evidence — Admission made on reading labels — Evidential value

[1966] AC 367; [1965] 3 WLR 1229

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Definition of ‘Matter Stated’ - Admissions Based on Hearsay F16.30

Definition of ‘Matter Stated’ - Reliance on Matter Stated F16.15

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Admissions - Admissions of limited evidential value 34.32

Hearsay Formerly Admissible at Common Law - Informal admissions - Personal knowledge 53.21