Assault

• Ireland (An act also immediacy)

  Silence or words alone can be assault
• Tuberville V Savage (An act)

  Actions can be cancelled out by words
• Logdon (Apprehension)

  Assault could be done by words or actions
• Lamb (Apprehension)

  No assault in this case as victim didn't apprehend violence
• Smith V Superintendent of Woking police station (Immediacy)

  Defendant looking through window to watch victim intending to frighten her
• Constanza (Immediacy)

  Defendant stalked victim - enough to prove an apprehension of violence at any time
• Venna

  Defines mens rea and confirmed in case of Savage