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6. What happened in Jones v Tower Boot Co.?
- Employee suffered racial harrassment, it was illegal to suffer harrassment during the course of employment
- A man was killed whilst cleaning the railways, his wife tried to claim for it
- A man tried to marry two people, this was illegal
7. Ratio of Re Sigsworth
- 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
- Actions were included in the Act's intention
8. In which case does a prostitute knock on the window because it is illegal to 'solicit in a street or public place'?
- Bulmer Ltd
- Smith v Hughes
- Re Sigsworth
- Berriman
9. What are the words interpreted in Berriman?
- 'entitled'
- 'relaying or repairing'
- 'street'
- 'vicinity'
10. Which case explains the literal rule- 'natural and ordinary meaning'?
- Cheeseman
- Pinner v Everett
- Magor and St Mellons v Newport Corporation
- Re Sigsworth
11. 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
12. What is the Broad Approach?
- only one meaning, but adapted to avoid an absurd result
- Part of Mischief Rule
- Explaination of Literal Rule
- Explanation of Purposive approach
13. What is the Narrow Approach?
- Within the Golden Rule- choose between two meanings
- In purposive approach, more narrow minded
- Explains the literal rule
14. What does Ejusdem Generis mean?
- 'you are wrong'
- 'the mention of one thing excludes another'
- 'Of the same kind'
- 'dont be mean'
15. What does Noscitur a sociis mean?
- 'of the same kind'
- 'closed list'
- 'a word is known by the company it keeps'
- 'mention of thing excludes another'
16. Singh v Bhakar was a case about bullying, why was the woman found guilty?
- Even though the Act intended to prevent stalkers it could include victims of bullying
- She was stalking the victim
- She wasnt found guilty
17. What did the regulation say in Powell v Kempton Park Racecourse?
- You cant keep a 'house, office, room or other place' for betting
- You cant use an outdoor place for betting
- You can only have a place to bet if you have a licence
18. What was the word interpreted in Muir v Keay, and what was held?
- 'entertainment'- it included drinking coffee, not just musical or theatre. So D committed an offence
- 'street'- she was found guilty because the action was included in the Acts intention
- 'entitled'- not guilty, a dead person is not actually entitled to vote
19. Ratio of Fisher v Bell
- Betting shop wasn't indoors, so not guilty
- 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
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