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- Criminal Law
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- Cardiff University (CF)
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The defendantcaused the
need for the
tracheotomy
so could not
escape liability
The doctor's Jordan -
conduct was administration
'palpably of abnormally
wrong' and large dose
the defendant of medicine
was relieved - death by Cheshire
of liability allergic - victim
reaction died after
complications
from a
Blaue - tracheotomy
jehovah's Exception:
witness the thin-skull
rule - take This is There will
refused life- because the be a high
saving blood your victims as
you find them defendant's standard of
transfusion actions still negligence in
put the victim medical cases
in hospital to relieve the
defendant
Roberts - of liability
woman jumped Will only break
out of moving the chain of
car for fear causation
she would if they are
get sexually extreme and
assaulted unforeseeable
Third Parties
Must be
Natural Events unforeseeable
Victim
Pagett -
defendant The most
used his culpable and
girlfriend as blameworthy Legal Intervening Acts
a shield and conduct
she was shot
Conduct eg.
driving whilst
disqualified
R v White -
son put poison
in his mother's 'But for' the
tea but she defendant's Type of Result eg.
died of a heart actions, would
the victim
Factual Causation Actus Reus Actus Reus
the killing
attack before of another
it took effect have died?
Omissions:
generally do not
Gibbons and
Dangerous impose criminal Proctor -
Miller situation liability but may the father/
do if there is Relationships daughter
a duty to act relationship
imposed a
duty to care
for the child
Gibbons and
If somebody is Proctor - the
injured or dies stepmum had
through the fed the child
Pittwood - defendant's before so
failed to close Voluntary
failure to had taken on
the level Contract assumption
fulfill their a voluntary
crossing gates of care
contractual assumption
obligations, of care
they will which must
be liable be upheld
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