Consent

• Where can this defence be applied 


  Cannot be applied to murder and fatal crimes- Pretty v DPP

  Can be applied to Non-fatal offences which are also non-harmful
• R v Brown 


  Cannot consent to harmful, A.G Ref (No.6 of 1980)

  • ABH
  • GBH- s.20, s.18
• McCarthy v R 


  Extreme body modification- cannot be consented to
• Exceptions 


  • Sport- Rules of the game- R v Lloyd
  • Horseplay- Rough play- R v Jones
  • Tattooing and Piercing- Burnell and Harmer
  • Cosmetic Surgery and Surgery- St Georges Healthcare v S
• R v Tabassum 


  Consent must be genuine, not deceived