Hearings
England & Wales
10 Jul 1996 [1996] AC 815; [1996] 3 WLR 255; [1996] 3 All ER 481; [1996] 2 Cr App R 524, HL(E)
R v Preddy
Additional names
R v Dhillon
R v Slade
Subject Matter
CRIME — Theft — Obtaining property by deception — Mortgage loan — Advance made by telegraphic or electronic transfer or cheque — Debiting of lender's and crediting of borrower's or borrower's solicitor's bank account — Whether borrower “obtains property belonging to another” — Theft Act 1968, s 15(1)
Appellate History
R v Preddy [1995] CrimLR 564, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reversed
R v Preddy [1996] AC 815; [1996] 3 WLR 255; [1996] 3 All ER 481; [1996] 2 Cr App R 524, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Theft - ‘Property’ - Personal Property
B4.15
Theft - ‘Property’ - Bank Accounts B4.16
Dishonestly Retaining a Wrongful Credit - Wrongful Credits and Stolen Goods B4.187
Dishonestly Retaining a Wrongful Credit - Wrongful Credits and the Proceeds of Criminal Conduct B4.189
Theft - ‘Belonging to Another’ - Property Must Belong to Another when Appropriated B4.25
Theft - ‘Appropriation’ - Cheques, Credit Balances and Money Transfers B4.48
Theft - Intention Permanently to Deprive B4.57
Theft - Intention to Treat Property as One’s Own to Dispose of B4.60
Offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Money Laundering, Stolen Goods and Wrongful Credits B21.30