battery Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
definition
A
the actual infliction of unlawful force - lord goff in collins v willcock
2
Q
stage one
A
touching- any touching however slight may amount to a battery (collins v willcock). touching clothes (Thomas). indirect battery is still battery (martin)
3
Q
stage two
A
the touching must be unlawful meaning hostile or aggressive (wilson v pringle)
4
Q
mens rea
A
the intention (mohan) or recklessness (cunningham) to inflict unlawful foce on v (venna)
