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Sheldrake v Director of Public Prosecutions; Attorney General's Reference (No 4 of 2002)

[2004] UKHL 43; [2005] 1 AC 264

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year2004

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A statutory reverse legal burden on a defendant is compatible with the presumption of innocence (Art 6(2) ECHR) only where it is a proportionate and reasonable derogation; otherwise the provision should be read down to impose only an evidential burden.

Area of Law

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