ABH Flashcards
1
Q
Any assault
A
Assault or battery cases
2
Q
Occasioning
A
Factual and legal causation
3
Q
ABH
R v Miller
A
Any injury calculated to interfere with health and comfort of V.
4
Q
ABH
R v Chan Fook
A
Harm which is not so trivial as to be wholly insignificant.
Psychological harm is also recognised as ABH
Confirmed in Ireland v Burstow.
5
Q
ABH
T v DPP
A
Loss of consciousness even if momentarily is ABH
6
Q
Intention or recklessness
R v Savage
A
Intention to apply unlawful force was sufficient to satisfy mens rea for ABH
