Unlawful appropriation of “gifted” money under the Theft Act 1968. The defendant (H) was a carer for a man of limited intelligence (D).

R v Hinks [2000] UKHL 53 is an English case heard by the House of Lords on appeal from the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The case concerned the ...

The question is whether a person can "appropriate" property belonging to another where the other person makes him an indefeasible gift of property.

Facts · Karen Hinks (D) got John Dolphin, a man of limited intelligence, to hand her over £60,000 · There was a valid transfer of title in civil (property) law, ...

29 мар. 2024 г. · R v Hinks (2000) is a significant criminal law case that revolves around the issue of theft and exploitation of vulnerable individuals. This ...

10 июл. 2024 г. · R v Hinks clarified that acquiring an indefeasible title to property, even through a valid gift, constitutes an appropriation under the Theft Act 1968.

Hinks, alas, cuts property offences adrift from the law of property rights. There can be a crime without either a wrong or a harm: the cart is now before the ...

In 1997 the appellant was charged with six counts of theft, five counts covering moneys withdrawn and one count a television set transferred by Mr. Dolphin to ...

16 мар. 2024 г. · Karen Maria Hinks ("Defendant") befriended D, a man with limited intelligence holding savings and inheritance in a building society account.

The appellant has submitted that your Lordships should, if needs be, over-rule R v Lawrence [1972] AC 626 and R v Gomez [1993] AC 442.