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Battery is the unlawful application of force by the defendant upon the victim.

Problem questions test your knowledge and understanding of the law and your ability to apply your knowledge in a particular context. The task is to work out what the issues and problems are and provide a sol...

Diminished Responsibility and Loss of Control are both partial defences to murder (sometimes referred to as voluntary manslaughter). Diminished Responsibility is codified under S.52 of the Coroners and Justi...

There are generally two elements to a crime; the physical element and the mental element. Crimes will usually have different factors that classify as the physical element and the mental element.Let us say Sa...

In both cases a death has occurred. We all know that for someone to be guilty of murder they must have satisfied the actus reus and the mens rea, they must have unlawfully caused the death and they must have...