Hearings
England & Wales
27 Nov 1961 [1963] AC 48; [1962] 2 WLR 126; [1961] 3 All ER 1194, Ct-MAC
15 Mar 1962 [1963] AC 48; [1962] 2 WLR 950; [1962] 1 All ER 880; 46 Cr App R 258, HL(E)
Cox v Army Council
Additional names
R v Cox (Roy Ewart)
Subject Matter
MILITARY LAW — Civil offence — Abroad, committed — Driving without due care and attention in Germany — Whether civil offence within meaning of Army Act — Army Act, 1955, s 70 — Road Traffic Act, 1960, ss 3 (1), 257 (1)
[1963] AC 48; [1962] 2 WLR 126; [1962] 2 WLR 950
ROAD TRAFFIC — “Road” — Meaning — Overseas road — Road Traffic Act, 1960, ss 3 (1), 257 (1)
Appellate History
Cox v Army Council [1963] AC 48; [1962] 2 WLR 126; [1961] 3 All ER 1194, Ct-MAC
Decision of the Courts-Martial Appeal Court affirmed
Cox v Army Council [1963] AC 48; [1962] 2 WLR 950; [1962] 1 All ER 880; 46 Cr App R 258, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Territorial Jurisdiction - The General Rule
A8.2
Extra-territorial Jurisdiction A8.19