Recklessness

Question 1

R v TIPPLE

Answer 1

Recklessness requires that the offender know of, or have a conscious appreciation of the relevant risk, and it may be said that it requires “a deliberate decision to run the risk.

Question 2

R. HARNEY

Answer 2

Recklessness means the conscious and deliberate taking of an unjustified risk. It involves proof that the consequence complained of could well happen, together with an intention to continue the course of conduct regardless of risk