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common law
Defined as
Applying unlawful force intentionally or recklessly
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Defined in
common law
Defined as
Applying unlawful force intentionally or recklessly
R v Thomas
Force can be the slightest touch
Wilson v Pringle
Force must applied with hostility. This is inferred from context. Ordinary jostling is not hostile.
DPP v K
Force can be applied indirectly
MPC v Fagan
Force can be applied "continuously"
DPP v Santana-Bermudez
A battery can be committed through an omission
R v Mohan
Intent means aiming to cause the consequence
R v Cunningham
Recklessness is where D realises a risk but carries on regardless