Unlawful, Dangerous, must cause death, Defendant must have mens rea for the act
1 of 21
Lamb
Unlawful Act must be a criminal act - Didn't AIUV so no UAM
2 of 21
Church
A sober and reasonable person must foresee a risk of some harm
3 of 21
M and M
Only have to foresee some harm
4 of 21
Mithcell
Foreseeable some harm would be done to some person, you do not have to know who the harm would come to
5 of 21
R v Carey
Tthe unlawful and dangerous act is not required to be the sole cause of death, so long as not a trivial cause
6 of 21
Dawson
The harm foreseen must be physical harm, common assault is not dangerous enough for manslaughter
7 of 21
Goodfellow
The harm can be aimed at property if a sober and reasonable person would foresee this leading to harm to someone
8 of 21
Corion Auguiste
D's act was the direct and substantial cause to the victims death
9 of 21
Kennedy
Supplying the drugs did not harm him physically, the victim took the decision to inject the drugs
10 of 21
Shohid
Initial attack was significantly serious of the cause of death but does not have to be the only cause
11 of 21
AG's Ref No.4 of 1980
Defendant can be convicted even if it cannot be shown which act from a series of previous events caused the death.
12 of 21
Newbury v Jones
Ordinary and sober person must see a risk of some harm
13 of 21
Adomako
1) Duty of care lies with D for the C 2)A breach of duty that caused death 3) Gross negligence is such to be considered criminal by a jury
14 of 21
Donoghue v Stevenson
Must avoid acts or omissions you see to harm your neighbour. A neighbour is someone who is so closely and directly affected your actions you must consider them
15 of 21
Litchfield
Owe a duty of care to your staff as it is a contractual duty
16 of 21
Wacker
A duty is owed under GNM with someone you are compliant in a crime with
17 of 21
Evans
A duty of care is a matter of law and for the judge only to consider
18 of 21
Finlay
D's conduct did not show such disregard for the life and safety of others to amount to GNM
19 of 21
Edwards
1) Did D ignore an obvious and serious danger or 2) Did the D see an obvious and serious danger and decide to take the risk?
20 of 21
AG's REf No.2 CA
Mens Rea
21 of 21
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Unlawful Act must be a criminal act - Didn't AIUV so no UAM
Back
Lamb
Card 3
Front
A sober and reasonable person must foresee a risk of some harm
Back
Card 4
Front
Only have to foresee some harm
Back
Card 5
Front
Foreseeable some harm would be done to some person, you do not have to know who the harm would come to
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