Battery Flashcards by Fatima Hayat | Brainscape

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Definition:

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Lord Goff in Collins v Willcock: “Any touching however slight may abound to a battery”

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Touching must be unlawful meaning…

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“Hostile or aggressive” (Wilson v Pringle)

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Mens rea

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Intention(mohan)
Recklessness(Cunningham) to inflict unlawful force on V (Venna)

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