Omissions

Question 1

Where an omission can make you criminally liable

Answer 1

-An act of parliament creates an offence involving an omission
-Contractual duty to act exists, R v Pittwood
-Duty exists due to relationship, R v Gibbons and Proctor
-Duty toward victim has been taken on by accuses, R v Evans
-Duty toward victim arises from official position, R v Dytham
-Duty towards victim arises because D has set in motion a chain of events, R v Miller