Obtaining services dishonestly - Unit 4

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Definition of obtaining services dishonestly (s.11 Fraud Act 2006)
It is an offence for a person, by a dishonest act to obtain services for which payment is expected, without paying for them.
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Obain service
Service must have been completed
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Examples
Obtaining chargeable data over the internet without paying, Ordering a meal in a resaurant with no means of paying, Uses the services of another's members club
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Dishonesty
[Ghosh] Tests
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Dishonest intention timining
When service is obtained
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Sofroniou
The CoA decided that for there to be a service within the meaning there had to be ‘an agreement or sufficient understanding that an identifiable payment/(s) have been or will be made by/on behalf of the person receiving the service. Not free banking.
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Avoids or intends to avoid payment in full or in part
Not evade or delay.
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