gross negligence manslaughter

Question 1

what does r v adomako state

Answer 1

set out three requirements:
- D owed a duty
- breach of a contract
- negligence was gross

Question 2

r v singh

Answer 2

a landlord owed a duty to his tenants to maintain a gas fire

Question 3

Donoghue v Stevenson

Answer 3

set out the neighbour principle for determining where there was a duty of care

Question 4

R v litchfield

Answer 4

the master of a sailing ship owed a duty to the crew when he sailed knowing the engines would fail

Question 5

r v wiloughby

Answer 5

there will be a duty of care between doctor and patients

Question 6

r v evans

Answer 6

if d creates a dangerous situation, which has become life threatening. there is a duty to act to save their life

Question 7

r v wacker

Answer 7

Coa confirmed that if a duty to care is established it is irrelevant that the v’s were party to an illegal act

Question 8

edwards

Answer 8

held to have ignored an obvious and serious risk

Question 9

Baetman

Answer 9

negligence is gross when it goes beyond a matter of mere compensation between subjects showed such disregard for the life and safety of others.

Question 10

R v misra: r v Srivastava

Answer 10

confirmed that it must be risk of death - not sufficient to show there was a risk if bodily injury or injury to health