Making Off Without Payment

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What act recognises making off without payment?
S.3(1) Theft Act 1978.
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Goods must have been supplied or a service must have been done. What case states that if the service has not been done there is no offence?
Troughton.
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Where is payment required or expected? (Vincent)
On the spot ("payment at the time of collecting goods on which work has been done").
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What case is used where the D has left the scene where payment was required or expected?
McDavitt.
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What case is used where the D has dishonestly left the scene where payment was required or expected?
Brooks and Brooks.
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For the AR to be complete, the D must not have paid as was required or expected. What must the payment be of?
The payment must be of the amount due and is a matter of fact.
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What test is used to find whether the D had dishonestly made off?
The Ghost test.
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What must the D have known about the payment?
That it was required or expected on the spot.
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What must the D have had intention for? (Allen)
'To avoid payment of amount due' permanently.
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