NFO

Question 1

Assault MR

Answer 1

Intention to cause apprehension of immediate personal violence, or recklessness as to whether apprehension occurs

Question 2

Assault AR

Answer 2

Defendant causing the victim apprehension of immediate personal violence

Question 3

Battery AR

Answer 3

Application or infliction of unlawful personal violence

Question 4

Battery MR

Answer 4

Intention to apply unlawful personal violence, or recklessness as to whether personal violence is applied.

Question 5

S47 ABH AR

Answer 5

AR of assault or AR of battery that causes ABH.

Question 6

S47 ABH MR

Answer 6

Intention to cause ABH through assault or battery, or recklessness as to whether ABH occurs.

Question 7

S20 GBH AR

Answer 7

Causing wounds or GBH

Question 8

S20 GBH MR

Answer 8

Intention to cause some injury, or recklessness as to whether some injury occurs

Question 9

S18 GBH AR

Answer 9

Inflicting wounds or GBH

Question 10

S18 GBH MR

Answer 10

Intention to cause GBH or resisting arrest

Question 11

Assault/Battery type of offence

Answer 11

Common law offences
Summary offences
Magistrates court

Question 12

Assault/Battery sentencing

Answer 12

6 Months
£5,000 fine

Question 13

S47 ABH
S20 GBH
S18 GBH
Type of offences

Answer 13

Statutory offences originating from Offences Against The Person Act 1861

Question 14

S47 ABH
S20 GBH
Sentencing

Answer 14

Maximum 5 years

Question 15

S18 GBH sentencing

Answer 15

Maximum life in prison

Question 16

Assault is apprehension

Answer 16

Logdon v DPP where a fake gun is pointed and causes fear oh no

Question 17

Assault is threats and stalking

Answer 17

Constanza case

Question 18

Silent phone calls cause apprehension

Answer 18

R v Ireland

Question 19

Battery is unlawful physical force

Answer 19

Collins v Wilcock where implied consent occurs in handshakes and crowded places

Question 20

Indirect battery using an extension of the body

Answer 20

Haystead v CC of Derbyshire where a man punched a woman and she dropped her baby

Question 21

Extension of the body is still the body

Answer 21

R v Thomas where touching a skirt is like touching the woman herself

Question 22

Lawful force is not battery

Answer 22

Self defence must be reasonable and proportionate

Question 23

ABH is…

Answer 23

…such injury that interferes with health and comfort as in R v Miller

Question 24

ABH is discomfort as in cutting of hair

Answer 24

DPP v Smith

Question 25

Unconsciousness is ABH

Answer 25

T v DPP

Question 26

Psychiatric injury is more than mere emotions

Answer 26

R v Chan Fook