Trespass to Land & Trespass to the Person

Question 1

Must have exclusive possession for a claim in trespass

Answer 1

Street v Mountford (1985)

Question 2

Trespass includes airspace and land below the surface

Answer 2

Anchor Brewhouse Developments v Berkley House (1987)

Question 3

Right to peaceful protest may not cause trespass on the highway

Answer 3

City of London v Samede (2012)

Question 4

Must be reasonable apprehension of battery

Answer 4

Thomas v NUM (1985)

Question 5

Words can cancel an assault

Answer 5

Turberville v Savage (1669)

Question 6

Case defining types of trespass to the person

Answer 6

Collins v Wilcock (1984)

Question 7

Defence of necessity to false imprisonment

Answer 7

Austin v Commissioner of Police (2009)

Question 8

Rule against wilfully committing an act or making a statement calculated to cause psychiatric or physical harm

Answer 8

Wilkinson v Downton (1897)

Question 9

Case considering modern use of rule in Wilkinson v Downton

Answer 9

Rhodes v OPO (2015)

Question 10

Silence can constitute an assault

Answer 10

R v Ireland (1997)

Question 11

Necessity is a defence to lack of consent in medical cases

Answer 11

F v West Berkshire HA (1989)

Question 12

False imprisonment can be claimed even if the claimant is unconscious

Answer 12

Meering v Grahame White Aviation (1919)