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Attorney General’s Reference (No 4 of 2002)

Hearings

England & Wales

21 Mar 2003 [2003] EWCA Crim 762; [2005] 1 AC 264; [2003] 3 WLR 1153; [2004] 1 All ER 1; [2003] 2 Cr App R 346, CA

14 Oct 2004 [2004] UKHL 43; [2005] 1 AC 264; [2004] 3 WLR 976; [2005] 1 All ER 237; [2005] RTR 13; [2005] 1 Cr App R 450, HL(E)

Subject Matter

CRIME — Belonging to proscribed organisation — Statutory defence — Defence to prove lack of participation in organisation's activities while proscribed — Whether incompatible with presumption of innocence and right to freedom of expression — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 6(2), 10 — Terrorism Act 2000, s 11

[2005] 1 AC 264; [2003] 3 WLR 1153; [2004] 3 WLR 976

Appellate History

Attorney General’s Reference (No 4 of 2002) [2003] EWCA Crim 762; [2005] 1 AC 264; [2003] 3 WLR 1153; [2004] 1 All ER 1; [2003] 2 Cr App R 346, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reversed

Attorney General’s Reference (No 4 of 2002) [2004] UKHL 43; [2005] 1 AC 264; [2004] 3 WLR 976; [2005] 1 All ER 237; [2005] RTR 13; [2005] 1 Cr App R 450, HL(E)

Attorney General’s Reference (No 4 of 2002) [2003] EWCA Crim 762; [2005] 1 AC 264; [2003] 3 WLR 1153; [2004] 1 All ER 1; [2003] 2 Cr App R 346, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reversed

Sheldrake v Director of Public Prosecutions [2004] UKHL 43; [2005] 1 AC 264; [2004] 3 WLR 976; [2005] 1 All ER 237; [2004] RTR 13; [2005] RTR 13; [2005] 1 Cr App R 450, HL(E)

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Company Insolvency Offences - Fraud etc. in Anticipation of Winding Up B7.51

Substantive Offences under the Terrorism Act 2000 - Membership of a Proscribed Organisation - Specific Defence B10.29

Driving, or Being in Charge, with Alcohol Concentration above Prescribed Limit - Defences - Other Defences C5.51

Driving, or Being in Charge, when under the Influence of Drink or Drugs - Defences C5.62

Evidence - The Burden of Proof and the Presumption of Innocence A7.69

Burden of Proof - Incidence of the Legal Burden: the Human Rights Act 1998 F3.18

Burden of Proof - Incidence of the Legal Burden: the Human Rights Act 1998 - Sheldrake v DPP: General F3.31

Burden of Proof - Incidence of the Legal Burden: the Human Rights Act 1998 - Sheldrake v DPP: Road Traffic Act 1988, s. 5(2) F3.32

Burden of Proof - Incidence of the Legal Burden: the Human Rights Act 1998 - Sheldrake v DPP: Terrorism Act 2000, s. 11(2) F3.33

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