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1
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Literal rule

A

LNER v Berriman, Fatal accidents Act 1846

DPP v Cheeseman, Town and police clauses ACT 1847

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2
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Golden rule

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Narrow: R v Allen, Offences against the person Act 1861
Broad: Adler v George, Official secrets Act 1920

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3
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Mischief rule

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Smith v Hughes, Street offences Act 1959

Royal college of nursing (RCN) v DHSS, Abortions Act 1967

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4
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Purposive approach

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Jones v TBC, Race relations Act 1976

R v RG ex parte smith, Adoption Act 1976

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Ejusdem generis (same kind)

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Powell v KPR co, Betting Act

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Expressio unius est exclusio alterius (explicit mention of one thing)

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Inhabitants of Sedgeley

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Noscitur a sociis (known by its associates)

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Pengelly v BP co

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8
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factual causation

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R v Pagett, R v White

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9
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Legal causation

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R v Smith, R v Jordan

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10
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thin skull rule

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R v Blaue

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11
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Victims own actions

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R v Roberts, R v Williams

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12
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De minimus

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R v Cheshire

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13
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transferred malice

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R v Latimer, R v Pembliton

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14
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Duty of contract

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R v Pittwood

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15
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Duty arising from a relationship

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R v Gibbins + Proctor

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16
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Duty from voluntary assumption of care

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R v Stone + Dobinson

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17
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Duty arising from public office

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R v Dytham

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Duty arising from creating a dangerous situation

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R v Miller, R v Santa Bermudez

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19
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Direct intention

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R v Mohan

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20
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Oblique intention

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R v Woollin

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21
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Recklessness

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R v Cunningham

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22
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Voluntary Act definition

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Bratty

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23
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Voluntary Act

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Hill v Baxter

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24
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State of affairs

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R v Larsonneur, Winzar

25
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Coincidence

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R v Thabo Meli, single act transaction

Fagan v MPC, continuing act

26
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Gestures/Actions causing assault

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Read v Coker

27
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Spoken words/silence causing assault

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R v Ireland

28
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Written words

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R v Constanza

29
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Certain things can cancel a threat

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Tuberville v Savage

30
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V can still apprehend even if D can’t use force

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DPP v Logdon

31
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Immediate can also mean near future

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Smith v CCoW

32
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(S)lightest touch

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R v Thomas

33
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Hostile

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Wilson v Pringle

34
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Indirectly e.g. object

35
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harm cannot be so trivial as to be wholly insignificant

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R v Chan Fook

36
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Injuries affect health or comfort of every day life

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R v Miller

37
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ABH can be cutting hair

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DPP v Smith

38
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ABH can be a short loss of conciousness

39
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ABH only needs mens rea for assault or battery

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R v Savage

40
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A wound must go through two layers of outer skin

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JCC v Eisenhower

41
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S.20

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R v Mowatt

42
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S.18

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R v Belfon

43
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GBH is really serious harm not life threatening

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DPP v Smith

44
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GBH can be psychiatric

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R v Burstow

45
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GBH can be biological

46
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GBH can be accumulation of injuries

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R v Brown and Stratton

47
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GBH can factor age, health and frailty

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R v Bollom

48
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GBH can be committed indirectly

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R v Martin

49
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Original Precedent

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Donoghue v Stevenson

50
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Binding

A

Grant v Australian Knitting Mill

51
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Persuasive

52
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Exceptions for CoA

A

Young v BA co

53
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criminal overruling

A

R v Shivpuri overruled Anderton v Ryan

54
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civil overruling

A

Pepper v Hart overruled Davis v Johnson

55
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Civil distinguishing

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Merritt v Merritt distinguished Balfour v Balfour

56
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Criminal reversing

57
Q

Appeal against conviction

A

R v George

58
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Appeal against sentence case(s)

A

R v Herbert and R v Philpott

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