Q9 (Fault- Strict Liability) Flashcards

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What is strict liability?

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A form of responsibility without culpability.

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What case demonstrates strict liability?

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Harrow LBC V Shah

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Harrow LBC V Shah?

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-selling lottery tickets
-trained staff not to sell under 16
-staff sold to under 16.
-guilty

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Why are strict liability offences accepted?

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-regulatory
-punishable with a fine
-matters of social concern

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What do strict liability cases initially sound?

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Abusrd

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What concept is strict liability based on?

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Utalitarianism.

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What are strict liability offences also usually?

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-Quasi offences

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What is a quasi offence?

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-regulatory offence
-no stigma attached to it

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What must we also consider for more serious strict liability offences?

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-Sweet V Parsley- class A drugs
-would have caused her to loose her job

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What was established in terms of serious crimes?

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-overturned
-such as the dangerous drugs act
-other than R V Wolfe

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What happened in R V Wolfe?

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-a man was unaware that he needed a gun licence and was charged under the firearms act and given 5 years in jail.

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