Causation Flashcards

1
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Factual

A

R V white - actual cause

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2
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Legal

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R V smith
R V pagget
Unbroken chain between D act and cause of concequences

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3
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Thin skull rule

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Take victim as you find them
R V Blaue

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4
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Victims own act

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Did V act reasonable in situation
R V roberts - reasonable
R v William - unreasonable

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5
Q

Medical

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If original wound is healed then mistake breaks chain - R V Jordan

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6
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Novus actus interviens

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New intervening act
Act of third party can break chain
R V Kennedy

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