actus reus mindmap

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  • Actus Reus
    • 2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
      • VOLUNTARY
        • EXCEPTION-STATE OF AFFAIRS
          • Winzar v CCoK
        • Hill V Baxter
      • POSITIVE
        • EXCEPTION- OMISSION
          • R V Pitwood
        • EXCEPTION- DUTY TO ACT
          • Relationship-Gibbins and Proctor
          • Voluntary assumption of care- Stone and Dobinson
          • Contractual- R V Dytham
          • Creation of a dangerous situation- Miller
    • CAUSATION
      • FACTUAL
        • But For test
          • Paggett
      • LEGAL
        • Operating and substantial cause
          • R V Kimsey
        • Unbroken chain of events
          • NOVUS ACTUS INTERVENIENS
            • 1. Actions of a 3rd party- R V Paggett
              • sufficiently independant and unforseeable, intent to exploit situation
            • 2. NMT- Smith & Cheshire
              • So overwhelmingly bad
            • 4. Neglect of the victim- R V Holland
              • never classed as a supervening act even where unreasonable
            • 5. Conditions of the victim- Blaue
              • Thin skull- D must take V as he finds them. Never breaks chain
            • 6. OUTSIDE OF NAI-switching off life support- Airedale NHS Trust V Bland
              • So significant and unforseeable that is has become the operating cause of criminal consequence

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