S20

• s20 Offences against the persons Act 1861


  Inflicting GBH of wounding with intention or recklessness as to cause some harm
• DPP v Smith


  GBH was originally defined as 'really serious harm'
• R v Saunders


  Now, GBH is defined only as 'serious harm'
• R v Martin


  Indirectly inflicting ABH injuries is sufficient (cut off substanitial amount of hair)
• R v Burstow


  Severe psychiatric harm can amount to GBH
• R v Brown and Stratton


  Several minor injuries can amount to GBH
• R v Dica


  GBH can be biological as well as physical and psychological
• R v Bollam 


  when assessing whether or not an injury is GBH, v's sensitivities and vulnerabilities such as age are considered.
• JCC v Eisenhower


  wounding is defined as 'a break in both layers of skin'