Search over 10,000 free study notes

The answer to this question is best shown through the aid of a diagram. Starting from bottom of the structure criminal cases start at the Magistrates’ or Crown Court depending on nature of offence and app...

It is now 23 years since the Law Commission published its major review of the non-fatal offences against the person, 18 years since the Labour Government, elected in 1997, indicated its intention to subst...

The key point to note about breach of duty is that it is assessed objectively - what action or inaction would be expected of 'the reasonable man' in the position of the defendant. Reasonableness is assess...

Vicarious liability is a concept used by the civil courts to allocate legal responsibility to a person (A) for a wrong committed against another person, when A is not personally at fault. Employers may be...