grievous bodily harm and wounding

• JJC v Eisenhower


  A wound is a break in the continuity of the skin
• DPP v Smith


  GBH is really serious harm
• Saunders


  GBH means serious harm
• R v Bollom


  Characteristics of victim are taken into account
• R v Dica


  STIs are GBH
• R v Pagett


  Factual causation: 'but for' test
• R v Kimsey


  Legal causation: more than a slight or trifling link
• R v Hughes


  Legal causation: more than minimal
• R v Cunningham


  Recklessness
• R v Mohan


  Direct intent
• R v Woolin


  Oblique intent
• Actus reus of S.20


  Wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm
• Mens rea of S.20


  Intention or recklessness
• Actus reus of S.18

  Wounding or causing GBH
• Mens rea of s.18


  Intention