uam 2

• must be proved that the initial act was dangerous
• the test for dangerousness is objective
• church - ‘the unlawful act must be such as all sober and reasonable people would inevitably recognise must subject the other person to, at least, the risk of some harm resulting therefrom, albeit no serious harm’
• key test from church - ‘would the reasonable man foresee the risk of some harm in the circumstances?’
• dawson - no objective risk of harm as victims condition was unknown
• r v larkin - dangerous act does not need to be aimed at ultimate victim
• r v jm and sm - no requirement that reasonable man should foresee the specific type of harm