Omissions

Question 0

Gibbons and Proctor (1918)

Answer 0

Parent/child special relationship, G omitted to feed his daughter.
Voluntary assumption of responsibility, P voluntarily assumed responsibility for boyfriend’s daughter

Question 1

Road Traffic Act 1988

Answer 1

Created a duty to provide a police officer with a breath sample of requested.

Question 2

Stone and Dobinson (1977)

Answer 2

The couple voluntarily assumed responsibility for S’s sister when she came to live with them.

Question 3

Sinclair (James) (1998)

Answer 3

S voluntarily assumed responsibility for his friend who became unconscious after they both took drugs, did not seek medical help, criminal omission

Question 4

R v Evans (2009)

Answer 4

D’s half sister took heroin overdose, D put her to bed, did not seek medical help, voluntarily assumed responsibility.

Question 5

Pittwood (1902)

Answer 5

Contractually obliged to lower level crossing hate when he took his lunch break

Question 6

Miller (1983)

Answer 6

Created dangerous situation and failed to rectify it, fell asleep with cigarette, on becoming aware of the fire he’d started he moved to a different room without doing anything to prevent it spreading.

Question 7

Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner

Answer 7

Fagan created a dangerous situation by parking his car on a police officer’s foot, omitting to move the car became a crime.