negligence isnt enough, it must be gross so the conduct is so bad that it amounts to a crime.
The test to see if the negligence is gross is objective. Would a reasonably prudent person in the defendant’s position have foreseen a serious and obvious risk of death?
The breach must be truly exceptionally bad and reprehensible.
In r v Adomako, Negligence was described as so gross that it justified a criminal conviction.
What is the significance of the case of r v sellu?
It shows how the failure to act quickly enough was grossly negligent.
What case shows how the failure to act quickly enough was grossly negligent?
v sellu
WHat are the facts of r v sellu?
A consultant delayed surgery for a patient with a perforated bowel, who later died. The jury found the failure to act quickly enough was grossly negligent.
