Taffurelli & Ors, R (on the application of) v DPP [2004] EWHC 2791 (Admin) (25 November 2004)

Taffurelli & Ors, R (on the application of) v DPP [2004] EWHC 2791 (Admin) (25 November 2004)

The court was entitled to find the appellants guilty of harassment because the deliberate failure to control the dogs, following complaints, constituted conduct as part of a course of conduct amounting to harassment under the Act.

Citation
[2004] EWHC 2791 (Admin)
Parties
Appellant: Gino Taffurelli; Appellant: Lee Taffurelli; Respondent: DPP
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
25 November 2004
Procedural Posture
Appeal by Way of Case Stated / High Court Administrative Court Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Protection From Harassment Act 1997, Course of Conduct, Criminal Damage, Control of Animals
Criminal Law Harassment Protection From Harassment Act 1997 Course of Conduct Criminal Damage Control of Animals

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Parties

Gino Taffurelli

Appellant

Lee Taffurelli

Appellant

DPP

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal by Way of Case Stated / High Court Administrative Court Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether deliberate failure to control dogs' barking can constitute a course of conduct amounting to harassment under section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997
  2. 2 Whether the court was correct in finding the appellants guilty of harassment based on the facts found

Ratio Decidendi

The court was entitled to find the appellants guilty of harassment because the deliberate failure to control the dogs, following complaints, constituted conduct as part of a course of conduct amounting to harassment under the Act.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

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