causation

Question 1

r v white

Answer 1

Was not the factual cause.
But for the defendants actions the victim would have still died

Question 2

r v paget

Answer 2

Was the factual cause.
But for the defendants actions the victim would not have died

Question 3

r v blaue

Answer 3

think skull rule - you must take your victim as you find them

Question 4

r v jordan

Answer 4

The victim was healing from a stab would and healing well, then had an allergic reaction to some antibiotics which killed him. The defendants actions were minimal

Question 5

r v cheshire

Answer 5

There was an intervening act but the original act was more than de minimus so the defendant was the legal cause

Question 6

r v woolin

Answer 6

a decision to bring about, in so far as it lies within the accused’s power no matter whether the accused desired that consequence of his act or not

Question 7

r v mohan

Answer 7

oblique intent

Question 8

r v cunningham

Answer 8

subjective recklessness - when the defendant realised the risk but decides to take it anyway

Question 9

wednesbury unreasonable

Answer 9

grounds for appeal
“if something is so unreasonable no reasonable person acting reasonably would have made it”