Signed in as:
filler@godaddy.com
Introduction
- Non-fatal offences against the person are a collection of common law and statutory offences that do not fit together very well.
- OAPA 1861 offences came from a variety of other sources but were collected together in a single statute.
- The less serious offences of assault and battery are common law offences. This means we know what the law is through precedent and this is not codified into a single act of parliament.
- Some inconsistency in terminology, overlap between the offences and some gaps in their coverage.
Ao1 Key Points
The A level curriculum focuse on 5 offences.
- Assault and Battery with are both common law offenses. When these offences happen at the same time this is called common assault.
- Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm also known as a section 47 offence.
- Wounding or inflicting GBH also known as a Section 20 offence.
- GBH with intent also known as a section 18 offence.
