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Fanny’s been very quiet recently. R v Stone & Dobinson Voluntary assumption can create liability for an omission That’s a very hot mattress… R v Miller If you create a dangerous situation, you have a duty to mitigate the harm How can you say that? You’ll feel me belt... oops Stabbing isn’t always the worst thing to happen... Is escape always the best option? R v Latimer D’s mens rea is transferred from their intended victim to the actual victim. R v Smith D’s actions must be more than a minimal cause of the harm; they must be operative and substantive R v Roberts The actions of V will only break the chain if they are so daft as to be unforeseeable.
Mummy, would you like a nice glass of lemonade? R v White “But for” D’s actions, V would still have died and so he was not liable for her murder Car. Not. Moving. Choo Choo! Neigh Neigh! Meat shields: not as useful as they might seem Push the OAP; kill the OAP Fagan v MPC Turning off the engine did not complete the AR, so D was liable as he developed MR during the AR R v Pittwood Liability for an omission can arise out of a breach of contract R v Pagett Actions of a third party will only break the chain if they are so daft as to be unforeseeable. R v Mitchell Transferred malice even applies where the harm to V2 is greater than that to V1, as long as they are different degrees of the same crime.
Police will you help me? No, I don’t give a hot dog if you are killed! R v Dytham D may be liable because he owes a duty to the public because of his job. A don know how to check they can breathe Mushy peas beat a gun for deadliness No might not mean no if there’s a ring on it... Things not to do when you’re drunk and fired... R v Adomako A duty can arise out the job (and this is a vital case on gross negligence manslaughter) R v Cheshire As long as the wound is still operative and substantive, the medical treatment will not break the chain of causation. It must be so independent of the original injury to be a new chain of causation. R v Smith R v Caldwell Controversial decision which said that recklessness could also be judged objectively. A husband owes his wife a duty of care, even if she does not want to receive that care.
