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Common assault and battery

The offences of common assault and battery Technically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An assault is committed...
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What is a tort?

This Practice Note provides an introduction to tort law by addressing three questions:•what does the concept of being liable in tort mean? And how...
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Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claim

This Practice Note outlines the key elements for establishing a claim in negligence. For specific guidance on negligence in the context of...
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Rescission of a contract

What is rescission of a contract? The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract, has been invalidated in...
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What are preliminaries in a construction contract?

What are prelims?‘ Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to mean the section in the bills of quantities which...
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The doctrine of res judicata

What is a res judicata? A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of action and the parties, which...
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Reserved judgments

What is a reserved judgment? A court can reserve judgment by giving its decision at a later date in writing, after the trial or hearing (as opposed to...
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Separate legal personality and the corporate veil

Corporate legal personality—the Salomon principle A properly formed registered company is a separate legal entity from its shareholders and has...
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Novation—why and how to novate a contract

There may be times when, rather than assigning the benefit of an agreement to a third party, the original parties wish instead to end their...
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Affray

Affray is an offence created by the Public Order Act 1986 ( POA 1986). It can be tried in either the magistrates’ court or the Crown Court. The...
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Self-defence

Self defence Self defence Self defence is an absolute defence based on the evidence which can apply in crimes committed by force. Section 76 of the...
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Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

The offence of actual bodily harm The offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm ( ABH) can be tried in either the magistrates' court or the...
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Void contracts

When is a contract a void contract? A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the parties contract...
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Criminal act or omission

For a person to be found guilty of a criminal offence it must be shown that they:•acted in a particular way, or•failed to act in a particular way...
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Sources of constitutional law

In brief The British constitution is unwritten in the sense that it does not derive from a single constitutional text. It has a variety of written and...
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False imprisonment

Liability False imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made against a public...
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Methods of statutory interpretation

used to resolve disputes about the meaning of legislation Introduction to statutory interpretation The aim of statutory interpretation is to arrive at...
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Strict liability

Strict liability applies to offences for which the prosecution is not required to prove mens rea for one or more elements of the offence. What the...
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Recklessness in criminal cases

The subjective test for recklessness Certain statutory and common law offences allow the prosecution to prove mens rea on the basis of ‘recklessness’....
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Fiduciary Duties

Who is a fiduciary? There is no comprehensive list of the relationships which give rise to the existence of fiduciary duties under common law. Some...

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