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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...
Produced in partnership with Professor Richard A Buckley M.A, D.Phil, DCL, Oxford of University of Reading
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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...
Produced in partnership with Jack Mitchell of Old Square Chambers and Emily Skinner of Old Square Chambers
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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...
Produced in partnership with Laura Giachardi of 42 Bedford Row
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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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Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid

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