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R v Hughes (Causing Death by Driving)

[2013] UKSC 56
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2013
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Causing death by driving while uninsured requires the driving to be a cause of death beyond merely providing the occasion for it.

Area of Law

criminal

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