Omissions

• What is an omission?

  A failure to act
• What is the general rule in criminal law (omissions)?

  a person is not liable for an omission unless under a duty to act.
• Give three cases for statutory duties

  Road Traffic Act 1988

  Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

  Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims ACt 2004
• Give five common law offences


  Contractual duties

  Official position

  Special relationship

  Duty undertaken voluntarily

  Creating a dangerous situation
• Give a case for contractual duties

  Pittwood
• Give a case for official position

  Dytham
• Give a case for special relationship

  Gibbons & Proctor
• Give a case for Duty undertaken voluntarily

  Stone & Dobinson
• Give a case for Creating a dangerous situation

  Miller
• If discontinuing treatment is in the best interests of the patient, is it an omission?

  no, so it does not form the actus reus