theft

• s1 theft act 1968
• def - a person is guilty of theft is he honestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention to permenantly deprive the otherm of it
• s(3) appropriation - assumption of the rights of the owner
• doesn't have to be all rights (morris)
• appropriation even if its a gift (hinks)
• owner has consented and still have appropriation (lawrence)
• property s(4) - money, real or personal property, things in action and other intangible property
• info cannot be stolen (oxford v moss)
• includes body parts (kelly v lindsay)
• export quota can be stolen (a-g of hong kong)
• s(4)3 - mushrooms or foliage are not theft unless its for sale
• s(4)4 - wild cretures cannot be stolen unless reduced into possession
• property must belong to another - s(5) - must have possession or control
• can steal own property (turner)
• aquire property by mistake you must return it (a-gs ref)
• can be in posession even if you are unaware (woodman)
• betting transcations are not enforceable (gilks)
• s(2) - dishonesty
• not dishonest - right in law - owner consented - reasonable steps to find
• ivey v genting casinso - subjective tests
• s(6) intentio to permenantly deprive
• must replace exact thing that was taken (velumyl)
• goodness and practical values must (eason)
• dispose can mean deal (lavender)