Altering Documents Capable of Deriving Pecuniary Advantage - Causing Loss by Deception

Question 1

What is Loss?

Answer 1

Financial detriment to the Victim.

Question 2

Define “To any other person”

Answer 2

Includes Crown, public body, local authority, any board, society or company or any other body of person.

Question 3

What is required to be proved? What must the Crown prove?

Answer 3

• The loss was caused by Deception
• It was reasonably foreseeable some more than trivial loss would occur BUT
• Need not prove the loss was intentionally caused

NOTE - no requirement that there by any benefit to anyone.