omissions Flashcards
What is an omission
A failure to act
name the 6 types of omission
Duty arising from specific relationships Contractual obligations public office joint enterprise dangerous prior conduct voluntary assumption of duty
What case goes with specific relationships
R v Gibbons and Proctor
What case goes with contractual obligations
R v Pittwood
What case goes with public office
R v Dytham
What case goes with joint enterprise
R v Wacker
What case goes with dangerous prior conduct
R v Miller
What case goes with voluntary assumption of duty
R v Stone and Dobinson
What is Gibbons and Proctor
Parents didnt feed their child
What is R v Pittwood
Employed man left railway gate open where a horse and cart died
What is R v Dytham
Police officer watched bouncer kick a man to death
What is R v Wacker
Man had many immigrants in his lorry and they died in his lorry while trying to cross a border
What is R v Miller
Tramp caused a fire with a cigarette
What is R v Stone and Dobinson
Man and wife took in a mentally ill person who died in their care
