Battery

• What is Battery charged under?

  S.39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
• What is the Actus reus of battery?

  Application of unlawful force to another.
• What does 'unlawful' mean? + case

  Force can be slight/minimal

  Thomas
• What does 'application' mean? + case

  There is no requirement that the force must be directly inflicted

  DDP v K
• What is the mens rea for Battery? + case

  Intent - D must intend to apply the force

  Subjective recklessness - D must foresee the risk of unlawful force being applied to another

  Savage
• What to look out for battery questions?

  Punch, Touch, Push, shove, nudge, trip, slap