Obtaining services dishonestly

Question 1

What section of what Act is OSD defined in?

Answer 1

S11 of the Fraud Act 2006

Question 2

What are the AR elements of OSD?

Answer 2

D obtains (by an act)
A service (which requires payment)
D fails to pay either in whole or in part for a service

Question 3

What are the MR elements of OSD?

Answer 3

Knowledge that payment is/might be required
Intention that payment be avoided (in whole/part)
Dishonesty

Question 4

How can OSD not be committed?

Answer 4

Via an omission

Question 5

Give 2 examples of a service

Answer 5

A train journey

Broadband connection

Question 6

What must be required from the service?

Answer 6

Payment

Question 7

What test outlines dishonesty?

Answer 7

The Ghosh test

Question 8

Give an example where D would not fulfill requirement to intend to avoid payment

Answer 8

If D intended to pay later on

Question 9

All of the MR elements must coincide with the obtaining of the service, so when must D be dishonest and know that the service needs payment and intend not to pay?

Answer 9

At the time of obtaining services